THIS DAY IN HISTORY
1776 – A day after crossing the Delaware, George Washington took on the Hessians and defeated the mercenaries
1865 – The coffee percolator was patented by James Nason
1966 – The very first Kwanzaa is celebrated
1996 – Jon Benet Ramsey was killed — and she continues to be on the covers of tabloids almost every month
2004 – A massive, 9.0 earthquake in the Indian Ocean sparked a tsunami that killed over 280,000 people
News and The Politics out of D.C.
PRESIDENT TRUMP: ‘ I CAN’T TELL YOU WHEN THE GOVERNMENT WILL RE-OPEN
THE BIGGEST NON-STORY OF THE HOLIDAY — 7-YR-OLD STILL BELIEVES IN SANTA, DESPITE TRUMP
BORDER STORY: A SECOND CHILD DIES IN U.S. CUSTODY
ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ’S CHRISTMAS TWEET SAYS JESUS WAS A REFUGEER
AND PAUL IS TROLLING EVERYONE IN WASHINGTON DC
THE PRESIDENT ALSO ENCOURAGED AMERICANS TO BUY ON THE DIP IN THE STOCK MARKET
General News
WELL…DID YOU? 70% OF AMERICAN ADULTS CLAIMS TO HAVE HAD SEX ON CHRISTMAS DAY
CHICAGO NIXED WOMEN’S MARCH OVER GROWING INTERNAL RIFT
NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA HOLD A CEREMONY ANNOUNCING THEIR JOINT RAILWAY PROJECT
ROSEANNE BARR TO ADDRESS THE ISRAELI PARLIAMENT (YOU READ THAT CORRECTLY)
REMEMBER THE GO-FUND-ME SCAM? THE COMPANY SAYS THEY HAVE REFUNDED $$$ TO ALL DONORS
EARLY RETAIL DATA SHOWS HOLIDAY SALES HAVE BEEN THE BEST IN YEARS
MARYLAND GUN BUYBACK YIELDS A ROCKET LAUNCHER
THAT POLIO-LIKE ILLNESS IS NOW IN EUROPE
WANT TO LIVE PAST 90? THESE TWO THINGS MIGHT MAKE THAT HAPPEN
Strange News Catching My Eye
ACTOR KEVIN SPACEY CHARGED WITH INDECENT SEXUAL ASSAULT AND BATTERY
AND THEN, KEVIN SPACEY DID THIS — WHAT IN THE WIDE WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS IS HE THINKING???
TALK ABOUT BEATING THE ODDS, NJ MAN WINS A MILLION BUCKS BEATING 20 MIL TO ONE ODDS
BRITAIN BANS THE SALE OF PUPPIES AND KITTENS IN STORES
CHRISTMAS MIRACLE? STOLEN BABY JESUS IS BACK — AFTER MISSING FOR 90 YEARS
CHICAGO MAYORAL CANDIDATE TALKS ABOUT NAMING A HIGHWAY AFTER BARACK OBAMA…JUST ONE PROBLEM
