Category: United States

Cookie Exchange Week: December 6-10

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Christmas and Hanukah cookies are a big part of the holiday season. Cookie Exchange Week is a chance to share your family recipes and traditions with friends and coworkers, and learn about theirs as well....

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Gazpacho Day, Ntl.: December 6

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National Gazpacho Day is celebrated every year and it honors the Gazpacho soup, its origin and cultural significance. Gazpacho originated in southern Spain. It is a cold vegetable soup.

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Microwave Day: December 6

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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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Mitten Tree Day: December 6

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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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Older Drivers Safety Week, Ntl.: December...

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Pawnbrokers Day, Ntl. (343 AD): December 6

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National Pawnbrokers Day is celebrated on December 6 every year in honor of Saint Nicholas. Legend has it that Saint Nicholas died on December 6, 343 AD. Also known by Nikolaos of Myra, he was a Greek Bi...

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Put on Your Own Shoes Day: December 6

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Cotton Candy Day, Ntl.: December 7

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Letter Writing Day: December 7

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Letter Writing Day takes place each year in December. This unofficial event is a reminder to get those Christmas Card letters written and letters out to Santa because there are only 18 days until Christma...

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Pearl Harbor (1941): December 7

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December 7 is the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese empire in 1941. The following day the United States declared war on Germany, Italy and Japan, thus entering WWII. National Pea...

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People's Choice Awards: December 7

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The People's Choice Awards have been held since 1975. They are one of the several most popular award shows in the United States. Movies, actors, TV, music and musicians, games and celebrities - the People...

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Chocolate Brownie Day, Ntl.: December 8

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Lady of Camarin Day (GU): December 8

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Lard Day, Ntl.: December 8

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National Lard Day premiers in 2018 and promotes the use of healthy, animal based fats in cooking and baking. This day strategically falls on the day before National Pastry Day. Lard is what makes pastrie...

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Take It in the Ear Day: December 8

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Pastry Day, Ntl.: December 9

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National Pastry Day celebrates all pastry and the best way to celebrate is to indulge! This is an unofficial event with no sponsor.

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C2E2 (US-IL): December 10-12

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C2E2 first ran in 2010. Today the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo attracts nearly 85,000 people. At the event are celebrities, unique exhibitors, comic artists and literary authors. It's a celebratio...

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Dewey Decimal System Day (1873): December...

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