Surfing the Calendar
- International Calendar Awareness MonthDecember
- Universal Human Rights MonthDecember
- Game of Bingo Created by Edwin S. LoweDec, 1929
- 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
- Financial Wellness MonthJanuary
- Paul Revere’s BirthdayJan 1, 1735
- Betsy Ross’ BirthdayJan 1, 1752
- Emancipation Proclamation EffectiveJan 1, 1863
- Ellis Island OpenedJan 1, 1892
- National Environmental Policy Act EstablishedJan 1, 1970
- Beanie Babies IntroducedJan 1, 1994
- New YearsJan 1, 2023
- New Year’s ResolutionsJan 1, 2023
- Jacob Grimm’s Birthday (one of the Grimm Brothers)Jan 2, 1785
- J.R.R. Tolkien’s BirthdayJan 3, 1892
- Alaska Admitted as 49th U.S. StateJan 3, 1959
- Spirit Robotic Rover Lands on MarsJan 3, 2004
- Quadrantids Meteor ShowerJan 3, 2023
- Sir Isaac Newton’s BirthdayJan 4, 1643
- National Trivia DayJan 4, 2023
- National Bird DayJan 5, 2023
- First U.S. Presidential ElectionJan 7, 1789
- Elvis Presley’s BirthdayJan 8, 1935
- War On Poverty AnniversaryJan 8, 1964
- Andrew Jackson Defeats British in Battle of New OrleansJan 8, 1815
- National Static Electricity DayJan 9, 2023
