Surfing the Calendar:
December
| International Calendar Awareness Month | December |
| Universal Human Rights Month | December |
| Game of Bingo Created by Edwin S. Lowe | December, 1929 |
| Antarctica Made a Scientific Preserve | Dec 1, 1959 |
Rosa Parks Refused to Give Up her Bus Seat
(celebrated as Rosa Parks Day) | Dec 1, 1955 |
| Eight National Parks Established in Alaska | Dec 2, 1980 |
| Malta Summit | Dec 2, 1989 |
| Nobel Week | Dec 4, 2008 |
| Anniversary of Artificial Heart Transplant | Dec 2, 1982 |
| Walt Disney's Birthday | Dec 5, 1901 |
| Ira Gershwin's Birthday | Dec 6, 1896 |
| Thirteenth Amendment to US Constitution Ratified | Dec 6, 1865 |
| Pearl Harbor Attacked by Japan | Dec 7, 1941 |
| John Lennon Murdered | Dec 8, 1980 |
| Computer Mouse Developed | Dec 9, 1968 |
| Emily Dickinson's Birthday | Dec 10, 1830 |
| Human Rights Day | Dec 10, 2008 |
| Geminids Meteor Shower | Dec 13, 2008 |
| Bill of Rights Anniversary (Celebrated as Bill of Rights Day) | Dec 15, 1791 |
| Boston Tea Party |
Dec 16, 1773 |
| Ludwig von Beethoven's Birthday | Dec 16, 1770 |
| Wright Brother's First Flight | Dec 17, 1903 |
| Slavery Abolished by 13th Amendment | Dec 18, 1865 |
| Anniversary of Establishment of Poet Laureate | Dec 20, 1985 |
U.S. Supreme Court Declares Segregated
Bus Seating Illegal | Dec 20, 1956 |
| France Transfer Louisiana Territory to U.S. | Dec 20, 1803 |
| Anniversary of First Crossword Puzzle | Dec 21, 1913 |
| Anniversary of Pilgrim Landing | Dec 21, 1620 |
| Winter Begins | Dec 21, 2008 |
| Winter Solstice | Dec 21, 2008 |
| First Gorilla Born in Captivity | Dec 22, 1956 |
| Hanukkah | Dec 22-29, 2008 |
| Federal Reserve Act Establishes Federal Reserve Banks | Dec 23, 1913 |
| Santa Claus Fun for Christmas | Dec 25, 2008 |
| Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami | Dec 26, 2004 |
| Poor Richard's Almanack First Published | Dec 28, 1732 |
| Endangered Species Act Enacted | Dec 28, 1973 |
| Panama Given Control of the Panama Canal | Dec 31, 1999 |
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