Today's Highlights:
Wednesday, December 17, 2003
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |
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Spotlight: Topic of the Day: Elijah Wood stars as Frodo in the last installment of Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy,
Word of the day: exegesis -- exposition, esp .an explanation or critical interpretation of a text Today's News:
- President Bush -- Saddam deserves 'Ultimate Penalty' (story)
- Baghdad -- explosion kills at least 10 (story)
- Morning-After Pill -- backed by federal panel (story)
Today's History:
- A Christmas Carol -- by Charles Dickens, first published (1843)
- Orville Wright -- made the first successful gas-propelled airplane flight at Kitty Hawk, NC, covering 37m/120ft in 12 seconds (1903)
- NAFTA -- signed by US Pres. George Herbert Walker Bush, Canadian PM Brian Mulroney and Mexican Pres. Carlos Salinas de Gortari (1992)
Today's Birthdays:
- Sir Humphry Davy -- Father of electrolysis (1778-1829)
- Arthur Fiedler -- conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra (1894-1979)
- Milla Jovovich -- Lee-Loo in The Fifth Element turns 28
