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Open the door, though the wild winds blow,
Take the child in and make him cozy.
Take him in and hold him dear,
He is the wonderful glad New Year.

–Dinah Maria Mulock Craik (1826–87)

Thursday, January 3, 2019
3rd day of the year
Spring begins in 76 days

Mel Gibson (actor) was born on this day in 1956.
Alfred Henry "Freddy" Heineken (Dutchman who helped make his namesake beer one of the world's most popular) died on this day in 2002.


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