December Calendar
- International Calendar Awareness MonthDecember
- Universal Human Rights MonthDecember
- Game of Bingo Created by Edwin S. LoweDec, 1929
- Antarctica Made a Scientific PreserveDec 1, 1959
- Rosa Parks Refused to Give Up Bus SeatDec 1, 1955
- Madam Marie Curie Wins Nobel Prize in PhysicsDec, 1903
- Eight National Parks Established in AlaskaDec 2, 1980
- Anniversary of Artificial Heart TransplantDec 2, 1982
- Malta SummitDec 2, 1989
- National Cookie DayDec 4, 2022
- Walt Disney’s BirthdayDec 5, 1901
- Montgomery Bus BoycottDec 5, 1955
- Hour of Code (Computer Science Education Week)Dec 5-11, 2022
- Parthenon DayDec 5, 1997
- Thirteenth Amendment to US Constitution RatifiedDec 6, 1865
- Ira Gershwin’s BirthdayDec 6, 1896
- Computer Science Education WeekDec 6-12, 2022
- Pearl Harbor Attacked by JapanDec 7, 1941
- John Lennon MurderedDec 8, 1980
- Computer Mouse DevelopedDec 9, 1968
- Admiral Grace Hopper’s BirthdayDec 9, 1906
- Emily Dickinson’s BirthdayDec 10, 1830
- Human Rights DayDec 10, 2022
- Nobel Prize Award CeremonyDec 10, 2022
- Geminids Meteor ShowerDec 13-14, 2022
- Total Solar EclipseDec 14, 2020
- Bill of Rights Anniversary (Celebrated as Bill of Rights Day)Dec 15, 1791
- Ludwig von Beethoven’s BirthdayDec 16, 1770
- Boston Tea PartyDec 16, 1773
- Beatrix Potter self-published “The Tale of Peter Rabbit”Dec 16, 1901
- Jane Austen’s BirthdayDec 16, 1775
- Wright Brother’s First FlightDec 17, 1903
- Slavery Abolished by 13th AmendmentDec 18, 1865
- HanukkahDec 18 - Dec 26, 2022
- Carter G. Woodson’s BirthdayDec 19, 1875
- France Transfers Louisiana Territory to U.S.Dec 20, 1803
- Sacagawea DiesDec 20, 1812
- U.S. Supreme Court Declares Segregated Bus Seating IllegalDec 20, 1956
- Anniversary of Establishment of Poet LaureateDec 20, 1985
- Anniversary of Pilgrim LandingDec 21, 1620
- Anniversary of First Crossword PuzzleDec 21, 1913
- Winter SolsticeDec 21, 2022
- Winter BeginsDec 21, 2022
- First Gorilla Born in CaptivityDec 22, 1956
- Federal Reserve Act Establishes Federal Reserve BanksDec 23, 1913
- Stephenie Meyer’s BirthdayDec 24, 1973
- Battle of New Orleans BeganDec 24, 1814
- Washington Crosses the DelawareDec 25, 1776
- Christmas MusicDec 25, 2022
- Christmas Coloring PagesDec 25, 2022
- Christmas Gingerbread HousesDec 25, 2022
- ChristmasDec 25, 2022
- Christmas CraftsDec 25, 2022
- “To Kill a Mockingbird” Movie ReleasedDec 25, 1962
- Indian Ocean Earthquake and TsunamiDec 26, 2004
- Louis Pasteur’s BirthdayDec 27, 1822
- Poor Richard’s Almanack First PublishedDec 28, 1732
- Endangered Species Act EnactedDec 28, 1973
- Card Playing DayDec 28, 2022
- Rudyard Kipling’s BirthdayDec 30, 1865
- Panama Given Control of the Panama CanalDec 31, 1999
