Bethel Daily Briefing: Wednesday, Dec. 21

Today is Wednesday, December 2 1, 2011, the 355th day of the year. Including today, there are four more days until Christmas. Today is also the second night of Hannukah. 

Today's Weather

• Wednesday: 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. 
• Wednesday 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

• La Leche Meeting: The regular La Leche League of Northern Fairfield County will be meeting at St. Thomas' church in Bethel at 10 a.m. All Pregnant & Nursing Mothers and their children are welcome.

Today in History

• 1620: The Mayflower Pilgrims land on what is now known as Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, Mass.
• 1913: Arthur Wynne's "word-cross", the first crossword puzzle, is published in the New York World.
• 1937: "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," the world's first full-length animated feature, premieres at the Carthay Circle Theater.
• 1969: The Gay Activists Alliance is formed in New York City.
• 1988: A bomb explodes on board Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie,  Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, killing 270.

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