December
"Nothing is worth more than this
day." -- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
December is the twelfth and last month of the year having
31 days. Name comes from the Latin December
(mensis), the tenth month of the
Roman year. December's birthstone is turquoise and its flower
is narcissus.
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1
First national corn-husking championship,
Alleman IA, 1924
Martin Luther King, Jr., leads black boycott
of Montgomery buses, 1955
Rosa Parks refuses to move to back of the
bus (Montgomery, AL), 1953
Independence Day in Central African Republic
Anniversary of the Restoration of Independence
in Portugal
2
National holiday in United Arab Emirates
3
First neon light display, Paris, 1910
First successful human heart transplant lead
by Dr. Barnard, 1967
The Montreux Casino burns down during a Frank
Zappa concert, 1971
National holiday in Laos
4
George Washington takes leave of his officers
at Fraunce's Tavern, NYC, 1783
5
End of Prohibition in USA, 1933 (at least
the alcohol part)
Phi Beta Kappa founded, 1776
The Eighteenth Amendment is repealed ending
Prohibition, 1933
Amadeus Mozart dies, 1791
6
Saint Nicholas' Day
Independence Day in Finland
First sound recording made by Thomas Edison,
1877
The Rolling Stones play Altamont Speedway
near San Francisco, 1969
7
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor, 1941
Delaware Day in Delaware
Independence Day in Ivory Coast, Panama
Prophet Mohammed's Birthday in Fiji
Harry Chapin is born in New York City, 1942
8
First Ph.D. awarded by Computer Science Dept,
Univ. of Penna, 1965
Mothers' Day in Panama
Blessing of the Water in Uruguay
Our Lady of the Cacupe in Paraguay
Jim Morrison is born in Melbourne, Florida,
1943
John Lennon is shot and killed in New York
City, 1980
9
Ball-bearing roller skates patented, 1884
Independence Day in Tanzania
The Who's "Tommy" premieres in
London, 1973
10
Metric system established in France, 1799
Nobel Peace Prize awarded each year
Human Rights Day
Thai Constitution Day in Thailand
Wyoming Day in Wyoming
Foundation of Worker's Party in Angola
11
Independence Day in Upper Volta
12
First wireless message sent across Atlantic
by Marconi, 1901
Independence Day in Kenya
First Day of Chanukah
13
Apollo 17 leaves the moon, 1972
Dartmouth College chartered, 1769
Geminid meteor shower (look south)
Republic Day in Malta
Ted Nugent, the motor city madman, born in
Detroit, 1949
14
None at this time.
15
Argo Merchant oil spill, 1976
Bill of Rights adopted, 1791
James Naismith invents basketball, Canada,
1891
Sitting Bull shot in head while submitting
to arrest, 1890
Statue Day in Netherlands Antilles
Thomas Edison receives patent on the phonograph,
1877
16
Constitution Day in Nepal
Day of the Covenant in South Africa
National Day in Bahrain
Victory Day in Bangladesh
Beethoven born, 1770
Don McLean's "American Pie" is
released, 1971
Ludwig von Beethoven christened in Bonn,
Germany, 1770
17
National Day in Bhutan
18
Republic Day in Niger
19
None at this time.
20
U.S. buys ~1,000,000 sq. miles of Louisiana
for ~$20 / sq. mi.
21
Winter Solstice
Phileas Fogg completes his trip in "Around
the World in 80 days"
22
None at this time.
23
Victory Day in Egypt
First G&S collaboration, Thespis, 1871
24
None at this time.
25
Christmas Day
Children's Day in Congo
Birthday of Quaid-i-Azam in Pakistan
26
Boxing Day in Canada and England
DPMA founded, 1951
Bank Holiday in Canada, Rep. of Ireland,
and UK
Family Day in South Africa
Saint Stephen's Day
Feast of Our Theotokos in Greece
Bank Holiday in Canada, Rep. of Ireland,
and UK
27
APT report published, 1956
Ether first used as anesthetic in childbirth,
1845
Constitution Day in North Korea
Public Holiday in Lesotho, Zimbabwe
Bank Holiday in Cayman Islands
Fast of Asara B'Tevet (Babylonians put siege
on Jerusalem; fast day)
28
Comet Kohoutek at perihelion, 1973
Edgar Winter is born in Beaumont, Texas,
1946
29
Battle of Wounded knee, 1890
Civic Holidays (3 days) in Costa Rica
His Majesty, the King's Birthday in Nepal
30
First Los Angeles freeway dedicated, 1940
Anniversary of the Democratic Republic of
Madagascar in Madagascar
31
Saint Sylvester in Switzerland
Winterland closes its doors, 1978
Bank Holiday in El Salvador, Honduras, Pakistan
Feed Yourself Day in Benin
Proclamation of the Republic in Congo
Jimi Hendrix introduces the Band of Gypsies
at the Fillmore East, 1969
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