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Jan Brett's birthday (1949) |
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"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" song made it's debut in 1947.
Georges Seurat's birthday (1859) |
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International Day of Disabled Persons |
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Walt Disney's birthday, (1901) |
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St. Nicholas Day |
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Pearl Harbor Day (1941) |
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Joel Chandler Harris' birthday (1848) author of Uncle Remus
Computer mouse was invented in 1968 |
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Human Rights Day in US
Emily Dickinson's birthday (1810-1886)
Melville Dewey's birthday (1858)
Mercer Mayer's birthday (1943) |
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Poinsettia Day
Fiesta of Our Lady of Guadalupe (Mexican holiday)
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St. Lucia Day |
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South Pole is discovered in 1911 |
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Thomas Edison patented the phonograph in 1877
James Naismith invented basketball in 1891 |
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Boston Tea Party (1773) |
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Wright brothers first successful flight in 1903 |
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Steven Spielberg's birthday (1946) |
| Dec. 19 |
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Eve Bunting's birthday (1928) |
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Louisiana Purchase took place in 1803
Hannukah begins |
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First crossword puzzle was created by Arthur Wayne in 1913
First day of Winter
The earmuff was invented in 1873 |
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Kit Carson's birthday (1809) |
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Merry Christmas |
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Boxing Day in Canada, England, Ireland, Australia
Kwanzaa begins |
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Louis Pasteur's birthday (1822) |
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Chocolate Day |
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Molly Bang's birthday (1943) |
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Rudyard Kipling's birthday (1865) |
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New Year's Eve
Henry Matisse's birthday (1863)
Omisoka- Japanese holiday |
December Month of Fun at Education World and December Holidays Hunt and Scavenger Hunt
December Holidays Math Activities
The month of December at Enchanted Learning and December at The Teacher's Corner
Special Days to celebrate in December and December Happenings