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Tomorrow's food holiday will be 'National Peppermint Latte Day'.
[The Hankster says] Seems like a good choice for the season. I'll take mine with licorice flavor.
Tomorrow we should all be thankful. Tomorrow is 'National Roof Over Your Head Day:
[The Hankster says] Start the list with a roof over your head. Some don't even have that. It should get easy from there on.
All the commercialism getting you down? Couldn't find the right gift. Tomorrow is 'Make A Gift Day'.
An awareness day tomorrow. It will be 'Special Kids Day'. Started in 1990 as a series of holiday events for kids with special needs. The 3rd is the Christmas Event Day.
Another awareness day 'International Day of Persons with Disabilities', expands the previous concept to everyone with special needs or disabilities.
Bertrand Russell once said 'The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.'
[The Hankster says] A reverse sentiment from those who warn us of the swiftness and missed opportunities of how we spend our time. Perhaps a balance between the two concepts might work well. Not a balanced scale, registered in minutes conserved or wasted, but a balance of our accomplishments and happiness.
In 1586 - Sir Thomas Herriot introduces potatoes to England from Colombia.
In 1609, Galileo makes the first close-up observation of the moon through a telescope.
In 1736, Astronomer Anders Celsius takes measurements that confirm Newton's theory that the earth is an ellipsoid rather than the previously accepted sphere.
In 1775, The first official U.S. flag is raised, the Grand Union Flag, aboard the naval vessel USS Alfred.
In 1818, Illinois becomes the 21st U.S. State.
In 1898, The Duquesne Country and Athletic Club defeated an all-star collection of early football players 16-0, in what is considered to be the very first all-star game for professional American football.
In 1910, Modern neon lighting is first demonstrated by Georges Claude at the Paris Motor Show.
In 1927, 'Putting Pants on Philip', is the first Laurel and Hardy film. Their first appearance as 'Stan and Ollie' characters was in 'The Second Hundred Years'.
In 1931, 'Alka Seltzer' goes on sale.
In 1973, Pioneer 10 passes Jupiter and is the first fly-by of an outer planet.
In 1989, Bush and Gorbachev meet and suggest the Cold War is coming to an end.
In 1992, A test engineer for Sema Group uses a personal computer to send the world's first text message via the Vodafone network to the phone of a colleague. The message was 'Merry Christmas'.
In 2005, The XCOR Aerospace makes the first manned rocket aircraft delivery of US Mail in Mojave, California.
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December origin (from Wikipedia): '
December gets its name from the Latin word decem (meaning ten) because it was originally the tenth month of the year in the Roman calendar, which began in March. The winter days following December were not included as part of any month. Later, the months of January and February were created out of the monthless period and added to the beginning of the calendar, but December retained its name.
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December is the first month of meteorological winter in the Northern
Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, December is the seasonal equivalent
to June in the Northern hemisphere, which is the first month of summer. D
ecember is the month with the shortest daylight hours of the year in the
Northern Hemisphere and the longest daylight hours of the year in the
Southern Hemisphere.
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