Category: Anniversaries & Historic Events

Antarctica Day, Intl. (1959): December 1

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Today is the anniversary of the signing of the Antarctic Treaty on December 1, 1959. This treaty, signed by 12 nations to insure the area of Antarctica (comprising 10% of the earths surface) be set aside...

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Bingo Month, Ntl. (1929): December

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Independence Day, (PT)(1640): December 1

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Independence Restoration Day in Portugal marks the anniversary of December 1, 1640, the official day Portuguese people revolted against Spanish rule and became their own kingdom. This is a national holida...

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National Day, (RO)(1918): December 1

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National Day in Romania marks the anniversary of December 1, 1918, the official day people Romania and Transylvania were reunited after WWI. This is a national holiday.

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Rosa Parks Day (1955): December 1

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On December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Louise Parks became known as 'The Mother of Modern Day Civil Rights Movement' when she refused to surrender her seat to a white male passenger on a bus. A...

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National Day, (LA)(1975) December 2

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National Day in Laos marks the anniversary of December 2, 1975 the official day Laos declared itself a republic. This is a national holiday.

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National Day, (UE)(1971): December 2

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National Day in United Arab Emirates marks the anniversary of December 2, 1971 the day the seven Trucial States (tribes) joined together as one to become the UAE. This is a national holiday.

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Slavery Abolition, World Day of (1807): De...

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World Day of Slavery Abolition marks the anniversary of December 2, 1807 Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves becoming Federal Law in the United States. This act abolished the international slave trade i...

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Special Education Day, (1975) Ntl.: Decemb...

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National Special Education Day is a historic anniversary of the nation's first federal special education law, adopted on this day in 1975. It's a day that honors and celebrates students with disabilities,...

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Clerc-Galladet Week (1787): December 3-10

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First run in 1974, DC Public Library established Clerc-Gallaudet Week to honor two pioneers in deaf education, Laurent Clerc, born December 26, 1785, and Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, born December 10, 1787....

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AFL-CIO Day (1955): December 4

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Discovery Day (HT)(1492): December 5

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Discovery Day in Haiti marks the anniversary of December 5, 1492, the day Columbus discovered the island nation. This is a public holiday.

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Ninja, Day of the (2003): December 5

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Repeal Day (1933): December 5

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Repeal Day celebrates the end of the Prohibition in the United States, December 5, 1933. The thirteen years of Prohibition were marked by a rise in civil delinquency and organized crime, but also the lo...

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Computer Science Education Week (1906): De...

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Constitution Day, (ES)(1978): December 6

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Constitution Day in Spain marks the anniversary of December 6, 1978, the day the people of Spain approved a new constitution. This is a national holiday.

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Day of Quito, (EC)(1534): December 6

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Day of Quito in Ecuador marks the anniversary of December 6, 1534, the day the city of Quito was founded by Spanish explorers.

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Independence Day, (FI)(1917): December 6

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Independence Day in Finland marks the anniversary of December 6, 1917, the day the nation declared its independence from Russia. This is a national holiday.

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Miners' Day (1907): December 6

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Miner's Day commemorates, honors and remembers the worst mining disaster in American history, which occurred in Monongah, West Virginia on December 6, 1907. Three-hundred and sixty-one men lost their live...

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Musical Instrument Gift Day (343 AD): Dece...

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Musical Instrument Gift Day is celebrated in the United States each year. Sponsored by the National Pawnbrokers Association and coinciding with St. Nicholas Day, (which commemorates the death of Nikolao...

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