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Pat Shingleton: The Moon, The Blizzard and Times Square.
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This month s Full Moon reached capacity at 10:29 PM Tuesday evening. Native Americans referred to it as the Full Cold Moon. A full Moon, reflecting from a snow surface, increases “moonlight.” Years ago, Parade Magazine’s columnist, David Levy, filed an article, “Why We Have A Moon.” Levy took a “stab” at answering the question: How did the moon get here? He explained, Earth had a “bad day” almost 4 ½ billion years ago when the planet was spurting volcanoes. The planets were closer and the moon was 10,000 miles away and rotated faster with a day lasting just 10 hours. With a 24-hour day, the moon is sliding away at about 3 feet every century and is now 240,000 miles out. From moonlight to street lights. Senator Roscoe Conkling left
Dropping into the New Year
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For over 100 years, crowds have gathered to watch the ball drop in Times Square in New York City on New Year’s Eve as the clock strikes midnight.
The tradition began back in 1907 when the owner of the
New York Times, Alfred Ochs, decided to replace the typical fireworks display that had previously marked the festive occasion with a bigger spectacle. He contracted Jacob Starr, an electrician and metalworker, to construct a New Year’s Eve ball. Made of iron and wood and adorned with 100 25-watt light bulbs, the ball was 5 feet in diameter and weighed 700 pounds.
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