Surfing the Calendar:
December

International Calendar Awareness Month	December
Universal Human Rights Month	December
Game of Bingo Created by Edwin S. Lowe	December, 1929
Antarctica Made a Scientific Preserve	Dec 1, 1959
Rosa Parks Refused to Give Up her Bus Seat (celebrated as Rosa Parks Day)	Dec 1, 1955
Eight National Parks Established in Alaska	Dec 2, 1980
Malta Summit	Dec 2, 1989
Nobel Week	Dec 4, 2008
Anniversary of Artificial Heart Transplant	Dec 2, 1982
Parthenon Day	Dec 5, 1997
Walt Disney's Birthday	Dec 5, 1901
Ira Gershwin's Birthday	Dec 6, 1896
Thirteenth Amendment to US Constitution Ratified	Dec 6, 1865
Pearl Harbor Attacked by Japan	Dec 7, 1941
John Lennon Murdered	Dec 8, 1980
Computer Mouse Developed	Dec 9, 1968
Emily Dickinson's Birthday	Dec 10, 1830
Human Rights Day	Dec 10, 2008
Geminids Meteor Shower	Dec 13, 2008
Bill of Rights Anniversary (Celebrated as Bill of Rights Day)	Dec 15, 1791
Boston Tea Party	Dec 16, 1773
Ludwig von Beethoven's Birthday	Dec 16, 1770
Wright Brother's First Flight	Dec 17, 1903
Slavery Abolished by 13th Amendment	Dec 18, 1865
Anniversary of Establishment of Poet Laureate	Dec 20, 1985
U.S. Supreme Court Declares Segregated Bus Seating Illegal	Dec 20, 1956
France Transfer Louisiana Territory to U.S.	Dec 20, 1803
Anniversary of First Crossword Puzzle	Dec 21, 1913
Anniversary of Pilgrim Landing	Dec 21, 1620
Winter Begins	Dec 21, 2008
Winter Solstice	Dec 21, 2008
First Gorilla Born in Captivity	Dec 22, 1956
Hanukkah	Dec 22-29, 2008
Federal Reserve Act Establishes Federal Reserve Banks	Dec 23, 1913
Santa Claus Fun for Christmas	Dec 25, 2008
Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami	Dec 26, 2004
Poor Richard's Almanack First Published	Dec 28, 1732
Endangered Species Act Enacted	Dec 28, 1973
Panama Given Control of the Panama Canal	Dec 31, 1999

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