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From Wikipedia: Eggnog, or egg nog, also known as egg milk
punch,[1][2] is a chilled, sweetened, dairy-based beverage traditionally
made with milk and/or cream, sugar, whipped eggs (which gives it a
frothy texture) and spirits such as brandy, rum or bourbon.
Tomorrow's food holiday will be 'Egg Nog Day. From Wikipedia: Eggnog, or egg nog, also known as egg milk punch,[1][2] is a chilled, sweetened, dairy-based beverage traditionally made with milk and/or cream, sugar, whipped eggs (which gives it a frothy texture) and spirits such as brandy, rum or bourbon.
[The Hankster says] I like mine without spirits. That annual visit from Marley is enough for me. OK, so it's a play on words. OK,OK, it's a bad play on words. Of, course, it may be that I try to make it from egg whites only, that makes it taste so funny.
Tomorrow is 'Christmas Eve'.
[The Hankster says] My front gate will stay open until midnight for last minute gift deliveries to my door. After that you will need to use the especially made night gift deposit box in the side of my house.
Historical events in the past on: December 24
In 1814, The Treaty of Ghent is signed ending the War of 1812. From Wikipedia: 'The Treaty of Ghent (8 Stat. 218), signed on December 24, 1814 in the city of Ghent, was the peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States and the United Kingdom. The treaty restored relations between the two nations to status quo ante bellum — that is, it restored the borders of the two countries to the lines before the war started in June 1812'.
In 1889, Daniel Stover and William Hance patent a bicycle with back pedal brake.
In 1906, Reginald Fessenden transmits the first radio broadcast, consisting of a poetry reading, a violin solo, and a speech. The transmission range was about 1 mile.
In 1968, During the Apollo program: The crew of Apollo 8 enters into orbit around the Moon, becoming the first humans to do so. They performed 10 lunar orbits and broadcast live TV pictures that became the famous Christmas Eve Broadcast, one of the most watched programs in history.
In 1979, The first European Ariane rocket is launched. From Wikipedia: 'Ariane 1 was the first rocket in the Ariane launcher family. Ariane 1 was designed primarily to put two telecommunications satellites at a time into orbit, thus reducing costs. As the size of satellites grew, Ariane 1 gave way to the more powerful Ariane 2 and Ariane 3 launchers'.
In 1980, Witnesses report the first of several sightings of unexplained lights near RAF Woodbridge, in Rendlesham Forest, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, an incident called 'Britain's Roswell'. From Wikipedia: 'The events occurred just outside RAF Woodbridge, which was used at the time by the U.S. Air Force. USAF personnel including deputy base commander Lieutenant Colonel Charles I. Halt claimed to see things they described as a UFO sighting'.
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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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