text message. noun. Definition of text message for Students. : a short message that is sent electronically to a cell phone or other device.
Winter Solstice on December 21st: the longest night of the year. The shortest day of the year, the longest night occurs today, Sunday, December 21st. The so-called Winter solstice is an astronomical phenomenon that occurs in the North Hemisphere when the Earth North axis is at the longest distance to the sun.
Families across Britain enjoy the longest day of the year on Friday 21 June. It is the summer solstice of 2013. We get the most hours of daylight because of the position of the Earth in relation to the Sun. But the solstice does not necessarily fall on the same day each year. And in some parts of the world the Sun does not set at all.