Good morning Okanagan! Hope you鈥檙e staying warm and travelling safe in this weather. Let鈥檚 get your day started!
Fun Fact: Today is the winter solstice! Here are some facts about the first day of winter:
- It鈥檚 the shortest day of the year;
- The solstice is the point when the sun is directly overhead of the Tropic of Capricorn. This year it happens today at 1:48 p.m.;
- Today has almost nine hours less sunlight than the summer solstice. We鈥檒l get seven hours and 50 minutes of sunlight today while the summer solstice usually gets 16 hours and 38 minutes of sunlight;
- On this day, Helsinki, Finland only gets five hours of 49 minutes of sunlight;
- Solstice means 鈥榮un stand still鈥�;
- Today is the shortest day of the year but not the earliest sunset;
- Every planet has a winter solstice.
On this day
In 1891, the first basketball game with rules created by Canadian James Naismith is played by 18 students in Springfield, Massachusetts.
In 1894, Mackenzie Bowell becomes the fifth Prime Minister of Canada.
In 1898, radium is discovered.
In 1913, first crossword is printed.
In 1937, Disney鈥檚 first animated full-length film, 鈥楽now White and the Seven Dwarfs鈥� premieres.
In 1969, Vince Lombradi coaches his last NFL game.
In 2012, 鈥楪angnam Style鈥� becomes the first YouTube video with more than one billion views.
National holidays
Today is Winter Solstice, Don鈥檛 Make Your Bed Day, Look on the Bright Side Day, Humbug Day, National Crossword Puzzle Day, National Flashlight Day, National Homeless Persons鈥� Remembrance Day, National French Fried Shrimp Day, National Coquito Day, National Short Girl Appreciation Day, and World Snowboard Day.
Weather forecast from Environment Canada
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Celebrity birthdays
If your birthday is today, you share a birthday with actor Samuel L. Jackson (74), actor Steven Yeun (39), actress Madelyn Cline (25), actress Jane Fonda (85), actress Kaitlyn Dever (26), actor Kiefer Sutherland (56), actor Ray Romano (65), and actor Tom Payne (40).
Have an awesome Wednesday everyone!
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