The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, known as the Wrigley Company,
is a multinational candy and chewing gum company, based in
the Global Innovation Center in Goose Island, Chicago, Illinois.
The company was founded on April 1, 1891, in Chicago, Illinois
by William Wrigley Jr. (1861 – 1932).
Although most Christians celebrate December 25 as the birthday
of Jesus Christ, few in the first two Christian centuries claimed
any knowledge of the exact day or year in which he was born.
The oldest existing record of a Christmas celebration is found in
a Roman almanac that tells of Christ’s Nativity festival led by the
church of Rome in 336 A.D.
SANDY KOZEL
The crew of the Apollo 8 (from left): Frank Borman, William Anders and James Lovell Jr. (AP Photo)
Borman announced that the crew had a final message for
the people of Earth as each man took turns reading the
first 10 verses of the book of Genesis from the Bible.
The Apollo 8 mission paved the way for Apollo 11, fulfilling
President John F. Kennedy’s goal of landing a man on the
moon before the end of the decade.
Apollo 8 command module in the Museum of
Science and Industry.
SANDY KOZEL
Premiered on this day in New York in 1946.
Although it was nominated for five Academy Awards, including
Best Picture, It’s a Wonderful Life initially received mixed
reviews and was unsuccessful at the box office.
It’s a Wonderful Life is now considered to be one of the greatest
films of all time and among the best Christmas films. It was one
of Stewart’s favorite films.
