Highlights of this day in history for Dec. 28: Pres. Woodrow Wilson is born; John C. Calhoun becomes first US vice president to resign; Alexander Solzhenitsyn 'Gulag Archipelago' is published; Actor Denzel Washington & comic book creator Stan Lee are born.
As President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden were taking phone calls on Christmas Eve for NORAD's Santa tracker hotline, a father ended an otherwise pleasant conversation by telling the president, "Merry Christmas and let's go Brandon."
Today in history for Dec. 25: George Washington crosses the Delaware River; Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev resigns; Ousted Romanian leader Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife are executed; James Brown dies.
Authorities say two travelers are facing charges following a brawl with police at Miami International Airport.
Keepers at ZSL London Zoo left brightly wrapped boxes scented with seasonal spices, and vegetables wrapped in festive paper as yuletide treats for their lions and gorillas.
With a rapid rise in COVID-19 cases and the increasing prevalence of the omicron variant, New York is starting to see long lines at testing centers.
"Bang! 'You want to do' — I said, 'What? With who?!'" Denzel Washington was wrapping a run on Broadway when Joel Coen called about a new Shakespeare film.
YouTube embedding / AP video / Today in History Dec. 2: Sen. Joseph McCarthy is censured; Scientists demonstrate the world's first artificially-created, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction; Enron files for Chapter 11 protection; Colombian drug lord is shot and killed.
-- Henry Frederick, Headline Surfer - Daytona Beach, Sanford, Orlando, FL
YouTube embedding / AP video / Rover trends expert Kate Jaffe explains how the pandemic influenced how people name their beloved cats and dogs: from "Dr Fauci" to "Siri" and "Zoom." (Dec. 2)
-- Henry Frederick, Headline Surfer - Daytona Beach, Sanford, Orlando, FL
YouTube embedding / AP video /First Lady Jill Biden opened the holiday season at the White House Monday by receiving the official White House Christmas tree - an 18 1/2-foot Fraser fir from North Carolina. She broke off a small branch and handed it to her toddler grandson. (Nov. 22)
-- Henry Frederick, Headline Surfer - Daytona Beach, Sanford, Orlando, FL
