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Afternoon All

It said our high was 73 and breezy today as the temps fell. 29 here now our high will be 38 tomorrow and back in the 50's the rest of the week. I can't complain it's been a mild December.

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Evening All

Kinda cool weather while working outside today.

Today in History December 30

1317
Pontifical decree "Sancta Romania" against spiritualists

1460
Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield (Northern England), Duke of York is killed and his forces are soundly defeated by the forces of King Henry VI

1803
The United States takes possession of the Louisiana area from France at New Orleans with a simple ceremony, the simultaneous lowering and raising of the national flags.

1861
Banks in the United States suspend the practice of redeeming paper money for metal currency, a practice that would continue until 1879.

1932
The Soviet Union bars food handouts for housewives under 36 years of age. They must now work to eat.

2006
Saddam Hussein, former Iraq dictator, is executed by hanging for crimes committed against his own people during his rule.

2016
Last day Indians are able to deposit in banks 500 and 1,000 rupee notes which were scrapped only 50 days earlier in an anti-corruption measure

2021
Rare winter wildfire destroys nearly 1000 homes at the base of the Rocky Mountains, Colorado, in suburban neighborhoods between Boulder and Denver

2022
"Queen" guitarist and astrophysicist Brian May (75) receives a British knighthood for his service to music and charity

Born on December 30

1935
Sandy Koufax, Hall of Fame left-handed pitcher with the L.A. Dodgers.


JOTD

What do lawyers wear to work? Lawsuits.

Morning all

Making your cows calve on concrete seems harsh.



Looks good though.

That looks great

Today in History December 31

406
80,000 Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine at Mainz, beginning invasion of Gallia

1695
A window tax is imposed in England, causing many shopkeepers to brick up their windows to avoid the tax.

1775
George Washington orders recruiting officers to accept free blacks into the army.

1852
The richest year of the gold rush ends with $81.3 million in gold produced.

1930
Brewery heir Adolphus Busch is kidnapped.

1965
California becomes the largest state in population.

1988
"The Fog Bowl", a heavy, dense fog rolls over Soldier Field in Chicago during second quarter of the Bears vs Eagles NFC Divisional Playoff Game, cuts visibility to 15-20 yards (Bears win 20-12)

2004
Official opening of Taipei 101, then the tallest skyscraper in the world, at a height of 509 metres (1,670 feet)

2020
WHO grants the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine emergency authorization, paving the way for worldwide distribution

2023
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark (83) announces her plan to abdicate the throne on her 52nd anniversary of ascension on January 14

Born on December 31

1908 Simon Wiesenthal, survivor of the Nazi Holocaust who dedicated his life to tracking down former Nazis.

JOTD

Texan: “Where are you from?” Harvard graduate: “I come from a place where we do not end our sentences with prepositions.” Texan: “Ok, where are you from, jackass?”