Bethel Daily Briefing: Thursday, Dec. 22

Today is Thursday, December 22, 2011, the 356th day of the year. Including today, there are three more days until Christmas. Today is also the third night of Hannukah. 

Today's Weather

• Thursday: Rain, mainly after 10 a.m. High near 50. South wind between 3 and 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90 percent. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. 
• Thursday Night: Rain likely, mainly before 1 a.m. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 42. West wind between 3 and 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. 

Municipal Meetings

• There are no municipal meetings in Bethel today.

Events, Reminders, Notices

• Pro Access: The teen center will be open 2:30-6 p.m. "Come and hang out, do homework, work on the computer and/or play games!"
• Thursday Deal: Get 20 percent off all bird feeders today only at .
• Blue Jay Orchards: Become a Facebook fan and get an additional 10 percent off during the last three days this season. 

Today in History

• 1851: The first freight train is operated in Roorkee, India.
• 1937: The Lincoln Tunnel opens to traffic in New York City.
• 1989: Berlin's Brandenburg Gate re-opens after nearly 30 years, effectively ending the division of East and West Germany.
• 2001: Richard Reid attempts to destroy a passenger airliner by igniting explosives hidden in his shoes aboard American Airlines Flight 63.
• 2010: The repeal of the Don't Ask Don't Tell policy, the 17-year-old policy banning on homosexuals serving openly in the United States military, is signed into law by President Barack Obama.

Weather information taken from the National Weather Service. Today in History compiled from Wikipedia and other sources.