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Tomorrow's food holiday will be 'National Chocolate Candy Day'.
[The Hankster says] If you got too many chocolate covered cherries for Christmas and I am not sure that situation can exist, I will sacrifice my waistline and help you consume them. Arrangements of pick-up can be scheduled.
Tomorrow is 'Pledge of Allegiance Day'.
[The Hankster says] The Pledge of Allegiance was written in 1892. On this day in 1945, Congress formally recognized the Pledge of Allegiance. It wasn't until June 23 1999 that the pledge became the beginning activity of each daily session of Congress.
Tomorrow is 'Card Playing Day'.
[The Hankster says] While the kids are busy with their electronic gifts, grab the card games they got for Christmas and recall old memories. When the kids are finished, they can help you figure out how to use your new electronic gadgets.
Paul Harvey once said 'In times like these, it helps to recall that there have always been times like these.'
[The Hankster says] Ain't it so. The names change, and the events only slightly alter to fit the present, but the things that motivate humans, does not. I bet a look back to December 28 will prove that point.
In 1846, Iowa is admitted as the 29th U.S. state.
In 1849, - M Jolly-Bellin discovers dry-cleaning. An accident upsets a lamp containing turpentine and oil and he sees the cleaning effect.
In 1869, America's first Labor Day is celebrated.
In 1869, William Finley Semple of Mount Vernon, Ohio, patents chewing gum. He is a dentist, and creates the gum for cleaning teeth and exercising the jaw. It has a rubber base, chalk and a liquorice flavor.
In 1895, The first commercial movie was screened in the Grand Cafe, Paris, and was made by Louis and Auguste Lumiere. It was done with a camera-projector called the Cinematographe. This bettered Edison's camera, the Kinetograph and his one person at a time peephole Kinetograph for viewing the film.
In 1912, The first municipally owned street cars became operational in San Francisco, California.
In 1956, Miss Frances (Horwich), hosted her last 'Ding Dong School' on TV.
In 1968, The Beatles' 'Beatles-The White Album,' goes #1 and stays #1 for 9 weeks.
In 1973,- The Endangered Species Act is passed in the United States.
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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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