Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1799 – President George Washington dies at the age of 67 (More info)

1903 – The Wright brothers make their first attempt to fly with the Wright Flyer in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina (More info)

1911 – Norwegian Roald Amundsen becomes the first explorer to reach the South Pole, beating his British rival Robert Falcon Scott (More info)

1977 – ‘Saturday Night Fever’ premieres and launches both a pop culture and musical phenomenon (More info)

2008 – President George W. Bush is almost struck by two shoes thrown at him by Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi during a news conference in Baghdad (More info)

It's also Deck the Halls Day and Buy a Tree Day...ours isn't up yet

Halcyon Days begin today, a two-week period of calm and tranquility, dating to ancient times when the fabled halcyon bird calmed the wind and waves.  Imagine, two weeks of calm before Christmas!?

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