Month of DECEMBER: Your Favorite Holiday

1-Dec,Golf Tee Patent
1-Dec,Montgomery-Rosa Parks arrested for refusing to give up seat in front of bus(1955)
1-Dec,Sherlock Holmes appeared first time in print in A Study in Scarlet (1887)
1-Dec,Bifocals at the Monitor Liberation Day
1-Dec,Civil Air Patrol Day
1-Dec,Day With(out) Art Day
1-Dec,Golf Tee Patent
1-Dec,Rosa Parks Day
1-Dec,World Aids Awareness Day
1-Dec,*Special Kids Day(1st Saturday)
1-Dec,*Earmuff Day or Chester Greenwood Day (1st Saturday)
1-Dec,*Skywarn Recognition Day (1st Saturday)

2-Dec,1863-Charles Ringling-formed Ringling Bros. circus
2-Dec,Barney B. Clark receives 1st artificial heart transplant (1982)
2-Dec,8 Advent begins Date Varies
2-Dec,Abolition of Slavery Day
2-Dec,Eat a Red Apple Day
2-Dec,InterNatl Day for the Abolition of Slavery Day
2-Dec,Natl Mutt Day
2-Dec,Natl Pie Day
2-Dec,Special Education Day

3-Dec,1895-Anna Freud-psychoanalyst-daughter of Sigmund Freud
3-Dec,Disabled Persons Awareness Day
3-Dec,InterNatl Day of Disabled Persons
3-Dec,InterNatl Day of Persons With Disabilities
3-Dec,Make a Gift Day
3-Dec,Natl Fritters Day
3-Dec,Natl Roof over Your Head Day
3-Dec,*Cyber Monday (1st Monday)

4-Dec,Phonograph Invented-1877
4-Dec,Extraordinary Work Team Recognition Day
4-Dec,InterNatl Hug Day
4-Dec,Natl Cookie Day
4-Dec,Natl Dice Day
4-Dec,Santas List Day
4-Dec,Wear Brown Shoes Day

5-Dec,1782-Martin Van Buren Bday-8th U.S. President (1837-1841)
5-Dec,1839-George Armstrong Custer-cavalry officer-killed at Little Big Horn
5-Dec,1901-Walt Disney-animator-entertainment-filmmaker
5-Dec,21st Amendment repeals Prohibition. (1933)
5-Dec,AFL-CIO Day
5-Dec,Bathtub Party Day
5-Dec,Blue Jeans Day
5-Dec,Chanukah lasts 8 days
5-Dec,Day of the Ninja
5-Dec,InterNatl Ninja Day
5-Dec,InterNatl Volunteer Day for Economic & Social Development
5-Dec,Natl Commute With Your Baby Day
5-Dec,Natl Sacher Torte Day

6-Dec,Coats & Toys for Kids Day
6-Dec,Miners Day
6-Dec,Mitten Tree Day
6-Dec,Natl Gazpacho Day
6-Dec,Natl Pawnbrokers Day
6-Dec,Put on your own shoes day
6-Dec,Saint Nicholas Day
6-Dec,Special Kids Day

December 24th is my late Grandmother's birthday. Bless your giving spirit and loving soul, Rose. You are missed!

Like all the holidays and FL weather is awesome in December

7-Dec,1761-Marie Tussaud Bday-created Madame Tussaud's Waxwork Museum
7-Dec,Martin Van Buren becomes 8th US President-1st president born in this country.
7-Dec,Pearl Harbor bombed in surprise Japanese attack. Marked US entry into WWII(1941)
7-Dec,Thomas Edison exhibited the phonograph in 1877
7-Dec,Delaware Day
7-Dec,InterNatl Civil Aviation Day
7-Dec,Letter Writing Day
7-Dec,Natl Cotton Candy Day
7-Dec,Natl Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
7-Dec,Teacher Appreciation Day
7-Dec,*Faux Fur Friday (1st Friday)

8-Dec,1765-Eli Whitney Bday-invented the cotton gin
8-Dec,John Lennon assassinated in New York City by Mark David Chapman(1980)
8-Dec,Natl Brownie Day
8-Dec,Pretend To Be A Time Traveler Day
8-Dec,Take it in the Ear Day

9-Dec,1st Christmas Card Sent
9-Dec,1st Christmas Seals Issued-1907
9-Dec,Ball-bearing Roller Skates Pantented-1884
9-Dec,Christmas Card Day
9-Dec,InterNatl Anti-corruption Day
9-Dec,Natl Pastry Day
9-Dec,Shareware Day
9-Dec,Weary Willie Day
9-Dec,*InterNatl Childrens Day (2nd Sunday)
8-Dec,*World Choral Day (2nd Sunday)
8-Dec,*Worldwide Candle Lighting Day (2nd Sunday)

However the first seven presidents, and the ninth president, were born in North America, but in the colonies.

10-Dec,1851-Melvil Dewey-librarian-created Dewey Decimal System
10-Dec,Dr Martin Luther King Jr received Nobel Peace Prize (1964)
10-Dec,Wyoming-territory of U.S. allowed women to vote and hold office(1869).
10-Dec,Dewey Decimal System Day
10-Dec,Festival For The Souls Of Dead Whales
10-Dec,Hanukkah Begins
10-Dec,Human Rights Day
10-Dec,Nobel Prize Day

10-Dec,1851-Melvil Dewey-librarian-created Dewey Decimal System
10-Dec,Dr Martin Luther King Jr received Nobel Peace Prize (1964)
10-Dec,Wyoming-territory of U.S. allowed women to vote and hold office(1869).
10-Dec,Dewey Decimal System Day
10-Dec,Festival For The Souls Of Dead Whales
10-Dec,Hanukkah Begins
10-Dec,Human Rights Day
10-Dec,Nobel Prize Day

Single Malt Tasting Month.

national Pie day?
national Fritters day?

pretty soon the days we observe will get silly.

That's easy...... Christmas Day. What could be better?

11-Dec InterNatl Mountain Day
11-Dec Natl Noodle Ring Day
11-Dec UNICEF Birthday

My grandkids love Dec. 25th.

12-Dec,1924-Ed Koch-New York City mayor
12-Dec,Gingerbread House Day
12-Dec,Natl Ding-a-Ling Day
12-Dec,Poinsettia Day

BTW.. only 9 more days to "12/21/2012" anyone know what that day is?

It's a Friday.

~Angela

It's the day before the 22nd and that's only 8 days before the lemmings in Congress rush over the cliff. Oh, it's also the last date on the Mayan calendar.

13-Dec,1925-Dick Van Dykes BDay
13-Dec,1st Susan B Anthony Dollar-1970
13-Dec,Clip-on tie is created. (1928)
13-Dec,Day Of The Horse
13-Dec,Ice Cream Day
13-Dec,InterNatl Shareware Day
13-Dec,Natl Cocoa Day
13-Dec,Pick A Pathologist Pal Day
13-Dec,Violin Day

I agree December in FL is great - but then there are the grandchildren to see in the colder climates for Christmas...........

14-Dec,1st Miniature Golf Course Opened
14-Dec,South Pole Discovered-1911
14-Dec,DNA Day
14-Dec,Natl Bouillabaisse Day
14-Dec,Natl Childrens Memorial Day
14-Dec,*Natl Salesperson Day (2nd Friday)

15-Dec,1832-Alexandre Gustave Eiffel-engineer-designed Eiffel Tower
15-Dec,1916-Maurice H Wilkins-biophysicist-co-discoverer of structure of DNA
15-Dec,Bill of Rights are enacted-amending the U.S. Constitution (1791)
15-Dec,Glenn Miller died in plane crash over the English Channel.(1944)
15-Dec,Gone With the Wind premiered in Atlanta-Georgia. (1939)
15-Dec,Sioux Chief Sitting Bull was killed by Indian police.(1890)
15-Dec,Bill of Rights Day
15-Dec,Cat Herders Day
15-Dec,Monkey Day
15-Dec,Natl Lemon Cupcake Day

16-Dec,World War II Battle of the Bulge began. (1944)
16-Dec,Barbie and Barney Backlash Day
16-Dec,Boston Tea Party
16-Dec,Free Shipping Day
16-Dec,Natl Chocolate Covered Anything Day
16-Dec,Stupid Toy Day
16-Dec,Zionism Day

Gotta go with Christmas! As much fun as all those other days sound.

.

17-Dec,1770-Beethovens BDay
17-Dec,Wright Brothers made their first airplane flight at Kitty Hawk-NC(1903)
17-Dec,Clean Air Day
17-Dec,Natl Maple Syrup Day
17-Dec,Pan American Aviation Day
17-Dec,Saturnalia
17-Dec,Underdog Day
17-Dec,*Free Shipping Day(3rd Monday)

18-Dec Answer The Telephone Like Buddy The Elf Day
18-Dec Bake Cookies Day
18-Dec Flake Appreciation Day
18-Dec InterNatl Migrants Day
18-Dec Natl Roast Suckling Pig Day
18-Dec Wear A Plunger On Your Head Day

OK bobkz.
You're going to have to start posting these one day ahead rather than on the day of celebration.

I just read today's and now I only have 3 hours of wearing a plunger on my head to look forward to.

19-Dec Charles Dickens published Christmas Carol(1843)
19-Dec Anniversary-Christmas Greeting From Space
19-Dec Day for South-South Cooperation
19-Dec Look for an Evergreen Day
19-Dec Natl Oatmeal Muffin Day
19-Dec Oatmeal Muffin Day

Yes! Christmas is Number One on my calendar!

20-Dec Edison 1st Publicly Demonstrated Light Bulb
20-Dec Games Day
20-Dec Go Caroling Day
20-Dec InterNatl Human Solidarity Day
20-Dec Mudd Day
20-Dec Sacagawea Day
20-Dec Natl Re-gifting Day (Thursday before Xmas)

21-Dec,1959-Florence Griffith Joyner-champion Olympic sprinter
21-Dec,1st Crossword Puzzle-1913
21-Dec,Pilgrims Landed-1620
21-Dec,Snow White premiered at theaters.(1937)
21-Dec,Crossword Puzzle Day
21-Dec,Dont Be A Scrooge Day
21-Dec,Forefathers Day
21-Dec,Humbug Day
21-Dec,Look on the Bright Side Day
21-Dec,Mayan Calendar Ends
21-Dec,Natl Flashlight Day
21-Dec,Natl French Fried Shrimp Day
21-Dec,Natl Homeless Persons Remembrance Day
21-Dec,Phileas Fogg Win A Wager Day
21-Dec,Winter Solstice-shortest day of the year
21-Dec,Yalda
21-Dec,Yule
21-Dec,*Underdog Day (3rd Friday)

22-Dec,1st Christmas Lights for Sale-1882
22-Dec,Thermometer Invented
22-Dec,Natl Date Nut Bread Day
22-Dec,Natl Haiku Poetry Day

23-Dec,Transistor invented by physicists John Bardeen-Walter H. Brittain-and William Shockley.(1947)
23-Dec,Festivus Appreciation Day
23-Dec,Roots Day

23-Dec,Transistor invented by physicists John Bardeen-Walter H. Brittain-and William Shockley.(1947)
23-Dec,Festivus Appreciation Day
23-Dec,Roots Day

24-Dec,1905-Howard Hughes-industrialist-aviator-producer-recluse
24-Dec,Franz Joseph Gruber composed Silent Night.(1818)
24-Dec,Christmas Eve
24-Dec,Last-Minute Shoppers Day
24-Dec,Natl Egg Nog Day

25-Dec,1642-Sir Isaac Newton Bday-scientist-mathematician
25-Dec,1821-Clara Barton-nurse-found the American Red Cross
25-Dec,1899-Humphrey Bogart-actor
25-Dec,1924-Rod Serling-host of The Twilight Zone
25-Dec,William the Conqueror is crowned the King of England. (1066)
25-Dec,A_Phabet Day or No L Day
25-Dec,Christmas Day
25-Dec,Natl Pumpkin Pie Day

26-Dec James Mason invents the coffee percolator.(1865)
26-Dec Boxing Day
26-Dec Natl Candy Cane Day
26-Dec Natl Thank-you Note Day
26-Dec Natl Whiners Day

too many choices

I celebrate this one on Christmas and Thanksgiving.

I just finished celebrating the last of this, with whipped cream.

27-Dec Radio City Music Hall-New York City opens(1932)
27-Dec Make Cut Out Snowflakes Day
27-Dec Natl Fruitcake Day
27-Dec Visit the Zoo Day

28-Dec,1763-John Molson Bday-founded Molson brewery
28-Dec,1856-Woodrow Wilson-28th U.S President(1913-1921)
28-Dec,Pledge of Allegiance Recognized
28-Dec,William F. Semple patented chewing gum(1869)
28-Dec,Call-a-Friend Day
28-Dec,Card Playing Day
28-Dec,Holy Innocents Day
28-Dec,Natl Chocolate Day

29-Dec,Islamic New Year
29-Dec,Pepper Pot Day
29-Dec,Tick Tock Day

30-Dec,1865-Rudyard Kipling's Bday-short-story writer-poet-novelist
30-Dec,1943-Mercer Mayer's BDay
30-Dec,Edwin Hubble announces the existence of other galactic systems.(1924)
30-Dec,YMCA Founded
30-Dec,Bacon Day
30-Dec,Falling Needles Family Fest Day
30-Dec,Festival Of Enormous Changes At The Last Minute
30-Dec,Natl Bicarbonate of Soda Day
30-Dec,Relaxation Day