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Printable Version of December Events
Use this calendar in conjunction with our December Writing Prompts!
Also see our other December Lesson Plans, Thematic Units and Activities
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Rosa Parks Day on this day in 1955 she refused to give up her seat. World AIDS Day 1 |
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International Day of Persons with Disabilities National Roof-Over- Your-Head Day First successful heart transplant (1967) 3 |
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Walter Elias (Walt) Disney's Birthday born, 1901 Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955) 5 |
Ira Gershwin's Birthday born, 1896 13th Amendment abolishing slavery, ratified (1865) 6 |
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Ball-Bearing Roller Skates Patented in 1884 First Christmas Seals Issued in 1907 9 |
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National Noodle Ring Day UNICEF Anniversary Established in 1946 Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock (1620) 11 |
Barbara Emberley born, 1932 Golf Tee Patented (rubber/wood) (1899) Hovercraft Patented (1955) Marconi's radio signal crossed the Atlantic (1901) 12 |
Susan B. Anthony dollar coined in 1970 13 |
First Miniature Golf Course Opened in 1929 South Pole Discovered in 1911 14 |
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Beethoven's Birthday (1770) Marie Hall Ets born, 1895 Quentin Blake born, 1932 Boston Tea Party Anniversary (1773) 16 |
Wear a Plunger On Your Head Day Baseball great Ty Cobb born, 1886 18 |
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Electric Light demonstrated in 1879 20 |
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First Christmas Lights sold in 1882 Mercury Thermometer Was Invented in 1714 U.S. Golf Association Founded (1894) 22 |
Federal Reserve System established (1913) 23 |
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Ingri d'Aulaire born, 1904 Visit the Zoo Day World Bank created (1945) 27 |
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Texas became the 28th state (1845) 29 |
Tiger Woods born, 1975 Author Rudyard Kipling born, 1865 30 |
Artist Henri Matisse born, 1869 31 |
Also see our other December Lesson Plans, Thematic Units and Activities
Special Goings-On
Hi Neighbor Month
Kwanzaa, African Harvest Festival (Last week in December)
National Stress Free Family Holiday Month
Read A New Book Month
Safe Toy and Gift Month
Universal Human Rights Month
Write to a Friend Month