December 7 in Pop Culture History December 7th is… Civil Aviation Day National Cotton Candy Day National Illinois Day Letter Writing Day Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day 1732 – The Covent Garden Theatre Royal (now the Royal Opera House) was opened on London. 1787 – Delaware became ‘The First State’ to ratify the US Constitution. 1869 …
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December 6 in Pop Culture History
December 6 in Pop Culture History December 6th is… Miners Day National Gazpacho Day National Microwave Oven Day Mitten Tree Day National Pawnbrokers Day St. Nicholas Day Walt Disney Day National Microwave Day Whether a microwave oven is a part of your day-to-day life or you’ve never owned one before, you can find a way …
December 5 in Pop Culture History
December 5 in Pop Culture History December 5th is… Bathtub Party Day International Ninja Day Krampusnacht National Repeal Day National Sacher Torte Day Shelter Pets Day Volunteer Day National Cookie Day What better time than the start of the holiday season to celebrate National Cookie Day? The word cookie takes its origin from the Dutch …
December 4 In History
December 4 in History December 4th is… Cabernet Franc Day National Cheetah Day Cookie Day National Dice Day National Sock Day 1674 – In what is now Chicago, Father Jacques Marquette founded a mission on the shores of Lake Michigan to minister to the Illiniwek Indians. 1791 – The first edition of The Observer, the world’s …
December 3 In History
December 3 in History December 3rd is… Bartender Appreciation Day Candle Day (Consensual) Hug Day International Day of Persons with Disabilities National Roof Over Your Head Day Rhubarb Vodka Day 856 (Earthquake) Tunisia 1910 – The neon light was displayed for the first time at the Paris Motor Show at the Grand Palace. French inventor …
December 2 In History
December 2 in History December 2nd is… Fritters Day National Mutt Day Special Education Day National Special Education Day National Special Education Day celebrates the passage of landmark laws that ensure all children in the US receive a free education. On this day in 1975, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was signed into …
December 1 In History
December 1 in Pop Culture History December 1st is… Bifocals at the Monitor Liberation Day Day With(out) Art Day Eat a Red Apple Day National Pie Day Rosa Parks Day Shelter Pets Day World AIDS Day 800 – Charlemagne judged the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican and decided in the Pope’s favor. …
Special Days in December
Special Holidays Days in December December is… Art and Architecture Month Cat Lovers Month Egg Nog Month Exotic & Tropical Fruits Month Human Rights Month Learn a Foreign Language Month National Pear Month Read a New Book Month (or is that in September?) Root Vegetables Month Universal Human Rights Month Write A Business Plan Month …
November 30 In History
November 30 In History November 30th is… Computer Security Day National Mason Jar Day National Meth Awareness Day National Mississippi Day Mousse Day Peppermint Latte Day National Personal Space Day Stay Home Because You’re Well Day 3340 BC – Earliest believed record of an eclipse in Ireland. 1609 – Galileo Galilei realized that the moon …
November 29 in History
November 29 in History November 29th is… Electronic Greetings Day Lemon Creme Pie Day Toss Your Leftovers Day 533 (Earthquake) Aleppo (now Syria) – 130,000 people estimated killed. 1681 – The Royal College of Physicians in Edinburgh, Scotland, was granted its charter by King Charles II. 1825 – First Italian opera in the US, Barber of …
November 28 in History
November 28 in History November 28th is… French Toast Day 2348 BC – A supposed comet, under divine guidance, passed near Earth, causing the Great Flood, in the opinion of Anglican priest and mathematician William Whiston. They did not know much about comets in 1696. 1582 – William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway (not the ‘our’ …
November 27 in History
November 27 in History November 27th is… National Bavarian Cream Pie Day National Craft Jerky Day 1826 – Chemist John Walker invented the friction match in England. 1834 – Thomas Davenport invented the direct current (DC) electric motor. 1896 – Also Sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss was first performed. 1910 – Pennsylvania Station opened because the Pennsylvania …