Archives: December1969

• Winter Solstice 2009: Facts on Shortest Day of the Year

  Today is the 2009 winter solstice, the first day of winter and the shortest day of the year. Find out why and how the year’s darkest day has been celebrated for centuries.

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• Winter Solstice Monday: Facts on First Day of Winter

  Monday, the 2009 winter solstice, is the first day of winter. Find out why it’s also the year’s darkest day—and yet has been celebrated for centuries.

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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