December
- International Calendar Awareness MonthDecember
- Universal Human Rights MonthDecember
- Game of Bingo Created by Edwin S. LoweDec, 1929
- Rosa Parks Refused to Give Up Her Bus SeatDec 1, 1955
- Antarctica Made a Scientific PreserveDec 1, 1959
- Eight National Parks Established in AlaskaDec 2, 1980
- Anniversary of Artificial Heart TransplantDec 2, 1982
- Malta SummitDec 2, 1989
- Walt Disney’s BirthdayDec 5, 1901
- Montgomery Bus BoycottDec 5, 1955
- Parthenon DayDec 5, 1997
- Thirteenth Amendment to US Constitution RatifiedDec 6, 1865
- Ira Gershwin’s BirthdayDec 6, 1896
- Pearl Harbor Attacked by JapanDec 7, 1941
- John Lennon MurderedDec 8, 1980
- Computer Mouse DevelopedDec 9, 1968
- Emily Dickinson’s BirthdayDec 10, 1830
- Human Rights DayDec 10, 2013
- Nobel Prize Award CeremonyDec 10, 2013
- Geminids Meteor ShowerDec 13-14, 2013
- Bill of Rights Anniversary (Celebrated as Bill of Rights Day)Dec 15, 1791
- Ludwig von Beethoven’s BirthdayDec 16, 1770
- Boston Tea PartyDec 16, 1773
- Beatrix Potter self-published “The Tale of Peter Rabbit”Dec 16, 1901
- Jane Austen’s BirthdayDec 16, 1775
- Wright Brother’s First FlightDec 17, 1903
- Slavery Abolished by 13th AmendmentDec 18, 1865
- France Transfers Louisiana Territory to U.S.Dec 20, 1803
- Sacagawea DiesDec 20, 1812
- U.S. Supreme Court Declares Segregated Bus Seating IllegalDec 20, 1956
- Anniversary of Establishment of Poet LaureateDec 20, 1985
- Anniversary of Pilgrim LandingDec 21, 1620
- Anniversary of First Crossword PuzzleDec 21, 1913
- Winter SolsticeDec 21, 2013
- Winter BeginsDec 21, 2013
- First Gorilla Born in CaptivityDec 22, 1956
- Federal Reserve Act Establishes Federal Reserve BanksDec 23, 1913
- Stephenie Meyer’s BirthdayDec 24, 1973
- Washington Crosses the DelawareDec 25, 1776
- Santa Claus Fun for ChristmasDec 25, 2013
- Gingerbread Houses for ChristmasDec 25, 2013
- “To Kill a Mockingbird” Movie ReleasedDec 25, 1962
- Indian Ocean Earthquake and TsunamiDec 26, 2004
- Louis Pasteur’s BirthdayDec 27, 1822
- Poor Richard’s Almanack First PublishedDec 28, 1732
- Endangered Species Act EnactedDec 28, 1973
- Rudyard Kipling’s BirthdayDec 30, 1865
- Panama Given Control of the Panama CanalDec 31, 1999
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