We have two food holidays tomorrow. The first is ' National Hard Candy Day'
[The Hankster says] Charms and Life savers were my favorites as a kid. And although not marketed as such, Luden's Wild Cherry Cough Drops.
and the second is 'National Oatmeal Muffin Day'.
[The Hankster says] My favorite way of eating oatmeal. With raisins and nuts or seeds added.
Tomorrow, being the third Friday in December, it is of course, 'Underdog Day'.
[The Hankster says] This is not a day to celebrate one of my favorite flying super heroes 'Under Dog' but a way to support and recognize those that do most of the work and get little of the credit, and those who. although counted out from the start, show what dedication and 'true grit' will do.
Got your tree up yet? If you haven't, tomorrow is just for you. It will be 'Look for an Evergreen Day'.
William Gibson once said 'Time moves in one direction, memory in another.'
[The Hankster says] How true, but on this post, we can hault that quickly moving time to backtrack down memory lane and see what December 19 in the past was like.
In 1732,- Benjamin Franklin, under the name Richard Saunders, begins publication of 'Poor Richard's Almanack'.
In 1918, Robert Ripley began his 'Believe It or Not' feature in The New York Globe.
In 1924, The last Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost is sold in London, England.
In 1928, The first autogyro flight in U.S. took place.
[The Hankster says]. Yes, as early as 1928 we had one man gyro-copters. They were supposed to kill the auto and one was expected to be in every garage. The Depression, cost, and death of the inventor reduced their popularity. Soon the first helicopters were to come.
In 1962, Transit 5A1, the first operational navigational satellite, was launched.
[The Hankster says] The technology was developed in the U.S. as a result of trying to plot the orbit of the Russian Sputnik, which was accomplished by recording shifts in the Doppler Effect of the Sputniks signals.
In 1971, The CBS TV special 'Homecoming A Christmas Story,' airs and introduces the Waltons, who were to have there own TV series later.
In 1972, During the Apollo program: The last manned lunar flight, Apollo 17, crewed by Eugene Cernan, Ron Evans and Harrison Schmitt, returns to Earth.
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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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