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December Dates and Facts

By Eloise Graham

December Birthstone – Turquoise/Zircon
December Flower – Narcissus/Holly

Dec. 1 – Eat A Red Apple Day, National Pie Day,
Rosa Parks’ Day 1955

Dec. 2 – National Fritters Day, Special Education Day

Dec. 3 – International Day of the Disabled, National Roof-Over-Your-Head Day

Dec. 4 – National Cookie Day, Wear Brown Shoes Day

Dec. 5 – Annual Day of the Ninja,
Walt Disney’s birthday (1901)

Dec. 6 – Ira Gershwin’s Birthday (1896)
Mitten Tree Day, St. Nicholas Day

Dec. 7 – National Cotton Candy Day, Pearl Harbor Day

Dec. 8 – National Brownie Day

Dec. 9 – Ball-bearing Roller Skates patented in 1884
First Christmas Seals were issued in 1907

Dec. 10 – Emily Dickinson’s Birthday (1830),
Human Rights Day, Nobel Peace Prize

Dec. 11 – National Noodle Ring Day,
UNICEF Anniversary (1946)

Dec. 12 – Frank Sinatra’s birthday (1915),
Golf Tee patented, Hover Craft patented

Dec. 13 – National Cocoa Day

Dec. 14 – First Miniature Golf Course opened (1929),
South Pole discovered (1911)

Dec. 15 – Bill of Rights day adopted in 1791,
Thomas Edison patented the Phonograph in 1877

Dec. 16 – Boston Tea Party anniversary (1773), Las Posadas,
Ludwig Von Beethoven’s birthday (1770)

Dec. 17 – National Maple Syrup day, Underdog Day,
Wright Brothers’ Day (Kitty Hawk 1903)

Dec. 18 – Wear-a-Plunger-On-Your-Head day

Dec. 19 – Oatmeal Muffin day

Dec. 20 – Games day

Dec. 21 – First Crossword Puzzle in a newspaper
Humbug day, Look-At-The-Bright-Side day
National Flashlight day

Dec. 22 – First Christmas Lights for sale (1882)
First Day of Winter, Thermometer invented.

Dec. 23 – Roots day

Dec. 24 – National Egg Nog day

Dec. 25 – Christmas day, National Pumpkin Pie day

Dec. 26 – Boxing Day, Kwanzaa Begins
National “Whiners” day

Dec. 27 – Visit a Zoo day

Dec. 28 – Card playing day, Chewing Gum patented (1869),
National Chocolate day

Dec. 29 – Bowling Ball invented (1862), Pepper Pot day

Dec. 30 – Let’s Make A Deal debuted on NBC (1963)
Tiger Woods’ birthday (1975)

Dec. 31 – New Year’s Eve day

Have a warm, happy, healthy December and I’ll be back next year!