- National Hard Candy Day: More
From Wikipedia: 'A hard candy, or boiled sweet, is a sugar
candy prepared from one or more sugar-based syrups that is boiled to a
temperature of 160 °C (320 °F) to make candy'.
- National Oatmeal Muffin Day: More
Two food holidays for tomorrow:
- National Hard Candy Day'. From Wikipedia: 'A hard candy, or boiled sweet, is a sugar candy prepared from one or more sugar-based syrups that is boiled to a temperature of 160 °C (320 °F) to make candy'.
[The Hankster says] Crush them leftover canes to use in cookies.
- National Oatmeal Muffin Day'.
[The Hankster says] Oatmeal muffins with crushed candy canes. With a tall glass of cold milk. Hang a cane on the side of the glass for a little holiday cheer.
A reminder for those last minute tree decorators. Tomorrow is 'Look for an Evergreen Day'. .
[The Hankster says] After Christmas, check in your community for a good way to recycle the tree.
Tomorrow is 'Super Saturday'. From Wikipedia: 'Super Saturday or Panic Saturday is the last Saturday before Christmas, a major day of revenue for American retailers, marking the end of the shopping season they and many customers believe begins on Black Friday. Super Saturday targets last-minute shoppers. Typically the day is ridden with one-day sales in an effort to accrue more revenue than any other day in the Christmas and holiday season'.
Awareness / Observance Days on: December 19
o Health
- 'Festival of Winter Walks'. December 19 - January 3 in Great Britain. By the British organization, Ramblers, promoting walking for health and fun.
o Animal and Pets
- 'Operation Santa Paws'. Last day of the December 1-19 awareness campaign for donating to animal shelters.
Historical events in the past on: December 19
In 1732, Benjamin Franklin under the name Richard Saunders begins publication of 'Poor Richard's Almanack'. From Wikipediaa: 'Poor Richard's Almanack (sometimes Almanac) was a yearly almanac published by Benjamin Franklin, who adopted the pseudonym of Poor Richard or Richard Saunders for this purpose. The publication appeared continually from 1732 to 1758. It was a best seller for a pamphlet published in the American colonies; print runs reached 10,000 per year'.
In 1918, Robert Ripley began his Believe It or Not feature in The New York Globe. From Wikipedia: 'Ripley first called his cartoon feature, originally involving sports feats, Champs and Chumps, and it premiered on December 19, 1918, in the New York Globe. Ripley began adding items unrelated to sports, and in October 1919, he changed the title to Believe It or Not. When the Globe folded in 1923, Ripley moved to the New York Evening Post. That same year, Ripley hired Norbert Pearlroth as his researcher,
and Pearlroth spent the next 52 years of his life in the New York Public Library, working ten hours a day and six days a week in order to find unusual facts for Ripley'.
In 1924, The last Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost is sold in London, England. Production began in 1906.
In 1928, The first autogyro flight is made in the U.S. 'An autogyro (from Greek a’?t?? + ?????, self-turning), also known as gyroplane, gyrocopter, or rotaplane, is a type of rotorcraft which uses an unpowered rotor in autorotation to develop lift, and an engine-powered propeller, similar to that of a fixed-wing aircraft, to provide thrust. While similar to a helicopter rotor in appearance, the autogyro's rotor must have air flowing through the rotor disc to generate rotation.'.
In 1962, Transit 5A1, 1st operational navigational satellite, launched. From Wikipedia: 'The TRANSIT system, also known as NAVSAT or NNSS (for Navy Navigation Satellite System), was the first satellite navigation system to be used operationally. The system was primarily used by the U.S. Navy to provide accurate location information to its Polaris ballistic missile submarines, and it was also used as a navigation system by the Navy's surface ships, as well as for hydrographic survey and geodetic
surveying.'
In 1971, CBS airs 'Homecoming A Christmas Story,' (introducing the Waltons).
In 1971, Stanley Kubrick's, A Clockwork Orange, movie premieres.
In 1972, 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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Monthly holiday / awareness days in December
Food
Buckwheat Month
Worldwide Food Service Safety Month
Health
Aids Awareness Month
Take a New Year's Resolution to Stop Smoking (TANYRSS) (12/17 - 2/7)
Other
Bingo's Birthday Month
National Drunk and Drugged Driving (3D) Prevention Month
National Impaired Driving Prevention Month
National Tie Month
National Write A Business Plan Month
Operation Santa Paws (1-19)
Safe Toys and Gifts Month
Universal Human Rights Month
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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