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December Dates and Facts

By Eloise Graham
Editor-in-Chief

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!