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Tomorrow's food holiday will be 'National Bouillabaisse Day'.
[The Hankster says] Fish stew by any other name. Been around in some form since 600 B.C. Restaurants used the better fish. The fisherman would sell the better fish and make their stew from the poor fish and shell fish.
Tomorrow is, shall we say, a dual day. It is an anamil awareness day and perhaps a day on which you can shine, monkey shine, that is. It will be 'Monkey Day'.
For those in good voice. tomorrow will be 'World Choral Day'. This second Sunday in December holiday is sponsored worldwide by the International Federation for Choral Music.
Another worldwide celebration tomorrow is 'Worldwide Candle Lighting Day'. Also another second Sunday holiday by The Compassionate Friends, an organization of parents who provide grief support to those who have deceased children
Following right along on that note is 'International Children's Day'.
Jean Racine once said 'There are no secrets that time does not reveal.'
[The Hankster says] The very heart of this post. Let us see what gossipy ole time revealed for December 14 in the past.
In 1782, The Montgolfier Brothers launch the first manned balloon. It was an non-controllable hot air balloon.
In 1819, Alabama is admitted into the U.S. as the 22nd State.
In 1900, Concerning Quantum Physics: Max Planck presents a theoretical derivation of his black-body radiation law.
In 1902, The Commercial Pacific Cable Company lays the first Pacific telegraph cable, from San Francisco to Honolulu.
In 1907, The Wright Brothers make their first attempt to fly the Wright Flyer in North Carolina. It fails. The first historic flight will be three days later.
In 1911, Ronald Amundsen?'s team, comprising himself, Olav Bjaaland, Helmer Hanssen, Sverre Hassel, and Oscar Wisting, becomes the first to reach the South Pole.
In 1941, The Bears and Packers, who finished the season tied, meet in first ever NFL divisional playoff game. At that time, playoffs were just to decide ties.
In 1962 - NASA's Mariner 2 becomes the first spacecraft to fly by Venus.
In 1972, In the Apollo program, Eugene Cernan is the last person to walk on the moon, after he and Harrison Schmitt complete the third and final extra-vehicular activity (EVA) of the Apollo 17 mission.
In 1977, 'Saturday Night Fever' starring John Travolta, premieres in NYC
In 2004, The Millau Viaduct, the tallest bridge in the world, is formally inaugurated near Millau, France.
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Buckwheat Month
Tomato and Winter Squash Month
Worldwide Food Service Safety Month
National Egg Nog Month
National Fruit Cake Month
Root Vegetables Month
Other:
World Aids Month
National Write A Business Plan Month
Safe Toys and Gifts Month
National Tie Month
Universal Human Rights Month
National Drunk and Drugged Driving (3D) Prevention Month
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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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