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Tomorrow's food holiday will be 'National Cocoa Day'.
[The Hankster says] This should be a co-holiday, since a cup of cocoa is not the same without some miniature marshmallows.
'Gingerbread Decorating Day'.
[The Hankster says] Today we dealt with Gingerbread Houses. I guess the Gingerbread Man can't move into his new house, until we dab on some buttons to hold up his pants. Decorating cookies seems like a good project for kids. Disclaimer: I am not responsible for piping-bag fights.
Tomorrow is 'National Violin Day'.
[The Hankster says] Here in Texas, that would be National Fiddle Day no matter how much they cost. A Stradivarius has been sold at auction for close to $16 million.
We have an awareness day tomorrow. It will be 'National Day Of The Horse'. A Senate Resolution 452 (108th).
Tomorrow is 'National Wreaths for America Day'. A day on which to place a Christmas wreath on a veterans grave. Second Saturday in December
Put 378 candiles on the cake. Tomorrow is 'U.S. National Guard Birthday'. December 13, 1636. See 1636 below.
'Noughts and Crosses Day (aka Tic Tac Toe Day)'.
[The Hankster says] Another day where we play with calendar dates. In the U.S. tomorrow will be 12/12/14 (consecutive numbers) There are different variations by country or definition. We are finished with them, in America, this century. The UK had theirs last year. Depending on deffinition. the next will be in 3000, either 1/1/1 (1/1/3001) or 1/2/3. (1/2/2003). Oh, the 'tic tac toe', thing. Three in a row, of course.
Jean de La Fontaine once said 'Patience and time do more than strength or passion.'
[The Hankster says] That is true in many cases. Let us see what the strong and passionate did back on December 13, in the past.
In 1636, The Massachusetts Bay Colony organizes three militia regiments to defend the colony against the Pequot Indians. This organization is recognized today as the founding of the National Guard of the United States.
In 1903, Italo Marcioni patents a mold for making ice cream cones.
In 1950 - James Dean begins his career with an appearance in a Pepsi commercial.
In 1961, Jimmy Dean's Big Bad John album is country music's first million dollar seller.
In 1962, NASA launches Relay 1, the first active repeater communications satellite in orbit.
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December is:
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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