5 Staves of A Christmas Carol. Day Five Stave Five or The End of It. JRR Tolkien wrote in The Hobbit, “ Now it is a strange thing, but things that are good to hear are soon told about, and not much to listen too; while things that are uncomfortable, palpitating, and even gruesome, may […]
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5 Staves 5 Days of A Christmas Carol. Day Four
5 Staves 5 Days of A Christmas Carol. Day Four The Last of the Spirits. The last stroke of midnight had ceased to vibrate, and there appeared before Scrooge a figure “shrouded in a deep black garment, which concealed its head, face, and form, and left nothing visible save one outstretched hand. If the hand […]
5 Staves of A Christmas Carol Day Three
5 Staves of A Christmas Carol Day Three The Second of The Three Spirits or Stave Three, begins with Scrooge waking up and without even hearing the sound of the clock, he knows it is the hour of one. The bell strikes one… and nothing happens. If you ever have done something wrong at school […]
5 Staves Of A Christmas Day Two
5 Staves Of A Christmas Day Two Stave Two of A Christmas Carol is titled “The First of the Three Spirits. When the Stave opens, we find Scrooge in bed. He wakens to the sound of the clock striking 12. He is bewildered by this as he knows it was after two when he went […]
December 21 in History
December 21 in Pop Culture History December 21st is… The First Day of Winter and the shortest day of the year! Crossword Puzzle Day Hamburger Day Humbug Day National French Fried Shrimp Day National Maine Day Phileas Fogg Win a Wager Day National Homeless Persons’ Remembrance Day Winter Solstice The Winter Solstice falls on or […]
December 31 in History
December 31 in Pop Culture History December 31st is… Make Up Your Mind Day Champagne Day New Years Eve Universal Hour of Peace ( 11:30 PM December 31st until 12:30 AM January 1st) 1600 – The British East India Company was chartered. It was the first global mega-corporation. 1805 – The ‘Calendar of Reason’ had […]
December 30 in History
December 30 in Pop Culture History December 30th is… Bacon Day Bicarbonate of Soda Day Only two Atlantic storms/hurricanes were ever observed to span two calendar years: Alice (Dec 30, 1954 – Jan 6, 1955) and, exactly 51 years later, Zeta (Dec 30, 2005 – Jan 7, 2006) 1903 – Iroquois Theatre Fire, Chicago, Illinois […]
December 29 in History
December 29 in Pop Culture History December 29th is… Pepper Pot Day Tick Tock Day Still Need to Do Day 1170 – Archbishop Thomas Becket was assassinated in Canterbury Cathedral by four knights under orders from King Henry II of England. 1851 – The first American YMCA (Young Men’s Christian Association) opened in Boston, Massachusetts. […]
December 28 in History
December 28 in Pop Culture History December 28th is… National Card Playing Day National Chocolate Candy Day Holy Innocents Day Pledge of Allegiance Day National Short Film Day 1065 – Westminster Abbey was consecrated. 1869 – The Knights of Labor, a labor union of tailors in Philadelphia, PA, held the first Labor Day. 1895 – […]
December 27 in History
December 27 in Pop Culture History December 27th is… Fruitcake Day Make Cut-out Snowflakes Day National Visit The Zoo Day 1831 – Charles Darwin set sail in the HMS Beagle, beginning his journey of discovering evolution. 1895 – “Stag” Lee Sheldon killed his friend Billy Lyons over a drunken political argument. Various versions of the […]
December 26 in History
December 26 in Pop Culture History December 26th is… Boxing Day National Candy Cane Day Thank-You Note Day National Whiner’s Day Boxing Day is a traditional holiday in a few countries worldwide, but its main celebration and place of origin is The United Kingdom or England. Boxing Day is a public Holiday in England; its […]
Christmas: December 25 in History
December 25 in Pop Culture History December 25th is… A’Phabet Day or No “L” Day Christmas Pumpkin Pie Day 0 (possibly 4 or 6 BC) – Jesus was born. 350 – Pope Julius I, bishop of Rome, proclaimed December 25 the official celebration date for the birthday of Christ. 800 – Charlemagne was coronated as […]