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Belated Festivus: An Invitation for Airing of Grievances

Just thought, with this being my last WC until the other side of New Year’s, I’d invite one last chance for Airing of Grievances so we all can get everything off our chests and start the New Year fresh with clean slates. Who or what’s been ripping your skivvies that you just need to get it off your chest? This is your chance for a Howard Beale Moment… but in the interest of “Domestic Tranquility” I’m going to suggest leaving other RedStaters (other than me, I’m declaring myself Fair Game on this one) out of it, no matter how tempting some may be.

This Week In History

• Sunday, 12/24: War of 1812 ended by Treaty of Ghent, 1814; first radio broadcast, 1906; Apollo 8 enters lunar orbit, 1968
• Monday, 12/25: First documented Christmas observed in Rome, A.D. 336; Johnson pardons Confederates, 1868; Nimitz takes command, 1941
• Tuesday, 12/26: Washington’svictory at Trenton, 1776; Siegel’s Flamingo heralds birth of modern Vegas, 1946; deathknell of the USSR, 1989
• Wednesday, 12/27: Loss of schooner USS Carolina, 1814; first ether-assisted childbirth, 1845; Borman, Lovell and Anders return from the moon, 1968
• Thursday, 12/28: Second Seminole War begins, 1835; X-ray discovery published, 1895; Colts defeat Giants in NFL’s first sudden-death overtime game, 1958
• Friday, 12/29: USS Constitution takes HMS Java, 1812; Texas annexed, 1845; UK settles WWII loan debt, 2006
• Saturday, 12/30: Gov. Moore of Carolina abandons siege of St. Augustine, 1702; Gadsden Purchase, 1853; Linebacker II ends, 1972

Today’s Birthdays: Actress Marlene Dietrich, 1901; airman Charles Sweeney, 1919; pro wrestler Bill Goldberg, 1966; author Sarah Vowell, 1969.

Holidays Around the World: It’s Emergency Rescuer’s Day in Russia and St. Stephen’s Day in Romania.

This Week In History is compiled with assistance from History.com and Wikipedia. Something interesting not listed here? Please share in the Comments section–this is an Audience Participation Encouraged featurette.

Gratuitous Gun Giveaways

• *American Handgunner magazine, for an SCCY CPX-3 .380ACP or Glock 19 Gen 5 9mm pistol package: http://americanhandgunner.com/giveaway/
• *Guns Magazine, for a Devil Dog Arms RIS-15 AR-pattern rifle, Canik TP9 SFx 9mm, CZ-USA P-10C 9mm, or Auto-Ordnance 1911BKOW WWII-style .45 pistol package: http://gunsmagazine.com/giveaway/
• Davidson’s Gallery of Guns, for an IWI Galil Ace or Tavor X95 rifle: https://ggg.galleryofguns.com/
• Aero Precision, for a custom AR15: http://gvwy.io/q7pyhud
• GrabAGun, for a Henry Golden Boy .357 Magnum lever-action rifle: http://grabagun.com/giveaway
• Springfield Armory, for assorted XD and 1911 pistols and SAINT 5.56mm AR15 pistols and rifles: http://www.springfield-armory.com/resources/giveaways/

*Note: FMG Publishing giveaways require you to provide an FFL dealer’s info at entry. Aero Precision giveaways give me one entry each per person who uses my referral link.

Quote of the Day

“… And God bless all of you on the good Earth.”--Frank Borman, from lunar orbit aboard Apollo 8, Christmas Eve 1968

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