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December
Holidays
December 1
December 1, 1918 - Iceland was granted independence by the Danish parliament. December 1, 1955 - The birth of the modern American civil rights movement occurred as Rosa Parks was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama, for refusing to give up her seat to a white man and move to the back section of a bus.
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December 2
December 2nd - National Special Education Day commemorates the anniversary of the nation's first federal special education law. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was signed into law on December 2, 1972.
Fun facts
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December 3, 2020
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December 4
1918 – U.S. President Woodrow Wilson sails for the World War I peace talks in Versailles, becoming the first US president to travel to Europe while in office.
1945 – By a vote of 65–7, the United States Senate approves United States participation in the United Nations.
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Prohibition in the United States ends: Utah is the 36th U.S. state to ratify the Twenty-first Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. 75% of the states agreed.
California Gold Rush: In a message to the U.S. Congress, U.S. President James K. Polk confirms that a lot of gold has been discovered in California.
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December 6
Fun Facts
Nicholas Day is observed annually on December 6. St. Nicholas Day celebrates the third-century saint who sold all his belongings and gave his money to the poor. Raised to be a devout Christian, his whole life was dedicated to serving the sick and suffering.
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December 7
On December 7, 1941, Japanese planes attacked the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor , Hawaii Territory, killing more than 2,300 Americans. The U.S.S. Arizona was completely destroyed and the U.S.S. Oklahoma capsized.
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December 8
Fun Facts
Dec. 8, 1941 - The United States entered World War II as Congress declared war against Imperial Japan, a day after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
1886 - The American Federation of Labor was founded in Columbus, Ohio.
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December 9
1775 – British troops lose the Battle of Great Bridge, and leave Virginia soon afterward.
1861 – American Civil War: The Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War is established by the U.S. Congress. 1868 – The first traffic lights are installed, outside the Palace of Westminster in London.
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December 10
Human Rights Day on December 10th annually seeks to honor the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Representatives from different cultural backgrounds from all over the world drafted the UDHR. Once the United Nations formed, it was one of its first significant achievements.(click the BLM poster watch a video)
Hanukkah
December 10
Traditional Hanukkah Foods
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December 11
December 11 in Sport
World War II: Germany and Italy declared war on the United States, following the Americans' declaration of war on the Empire of Japan. At least 125 people were killed and up to 200 injured due to bombings in the Alawite village of Aqrab, Syria. Also, Indiana became the 19th U.S. state.
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December 12, 2020
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December 13
Fun Facts
On this day in 1642, Dutch navigator Abel Tasman sighted South Island, New Zealand, and later, mistaking the strait north of the island for a bay, believed he had found the west coast of a hypothetical southern continent.
Click anywhere on the bookshelf to read about the Dutch explorer and his many journeys!!
December 14
This Day in History:
Dec. 14, 1911 - Roald Amundsen Reaches South Pole.
Dec. 14, 1799, the first true American hero passed away; George Washington.
Fun facts
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December 15
Fun Fact
1791 U.S. Bill of Rights becomes law. The first 10 amendments to the Constitution of the United States are known as the Bill of Rights. They became law after Virginia ratified the amendments.
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December 16
1907 – The American Great White Fleet begins its circumnavigation of the world.
1914 – World War I: Admiral Franz von Hipper commands a raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby.
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December 17
On the morning of December 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright took turns piloting and monitoring their flying machine in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. Orville piloted the first flight that lasted just 12 seconds and 120 feet.
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December 18
December 18, 1787 - New Jersey became the third state to ratify the U.S. Constitution. ...
1903 - The Panama Canal Zone was acquired 'in perpetuity' by the U.S. for an annual rent.
1912 - The discovery of the Piltdown Man in East Sussex was announced.
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December 19
1997 - "Titanic" opened in American movie theaters.
1998 - A four-day bombing of Iraq by British and American forces ended.
1215 - The original Magna Carta was sealed by King John of England in 1215, and enshrined civil rights in English law.
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December 20,2020
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December 21
In the Northern Hemisphere, December 21 is often the shortest day of the year and is sometimes regarded as the first day of winter.
In the Southern Hemisphere, December 21 is often the longest day of the year and occurs during the southern summer.
Fun facts
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December 22
Fun Facts
The Dreyfus affair begins in France, when Alfred Dreyfus is wrongly convicted of treason. The Embargo Act, forbidding trade with all foreign countries, is passed by the U.S. Congress, at the urging of President Thomas Jefferson.
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December 23
On December 23, 1690, James Holland, an English Astronomer was observing Uranus without even realizing that it was undiscovered!
You may be in disbelief that an astronomer didn’t know about a planet, but can you guess the planets by how they look? If you think you can or want to try, click the link.https://www.jetpunk.com/quizzes/name-the-planets
Fun fact= “All I Want for Christmas” by Mariah Carey is one of the most famous Christmas songs.
December 24
Featured Event
On this day in 1814 , the United States and Great Britain signed the treaty of Ghent in Belgium, ending the War of 1812, marking a decline of American dependence on Europe, and stimulating a sense of U.S nationalism . Library of Congress, Washington, D.C
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December 25
December 25
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December 26
Fact of the Day:
Every year on December 26th, Britain, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and other Commonwealth countries celebrate Boxing Day. On the day after Christmas, servants received a Christmas box from their master. Others say the holiday refers to using a box to collect money for the poor
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Kwanzaa Begins
According to the University of Pennsylvania - African Studies Center, Kwanzaa is an African-Americans celebration of life from December 26 to January 1st. Dr. Maulana Karenga introduced a festival in 1966 to the United States as a ritual to welcome the first harvests to the home. Dr. Karenga created this festival for Afro-Americans as a response to the commercialism of Christmas.
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December 27,2020
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December 28
Fun Facts
1945 : The US Congress officially recognized the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
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The annexation of the Republic of Texas by the United States, approved by the U.S. Congress this day in 1845, sparked the Mexican War because land between the Rio Grande and the Nueces River was disputed territory.
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December 30
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1460 - At the Battle of Wakefield, in England's Wars of the Roses, the Duke of York was defeated and killed by the Lancastrians.
1853 - The United States brought about 45,000 square miles of land from Mexico in a deal known as the Gadsden Purchase.
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Happy New year!
Welcome 2021
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