December is:
· Identity Theft Prevention and Awareness Month;
· Learn a Foreign Language Month;
· National Tie Month; and
· Bingo’s Birthday Month.
Special dates in December:
12/01 (1990) Small holes on both sides of the English “Chunnel”, in construction, connect Great Britain and mainland Europe
12/01 World AIDS Day
(1955) Rosa Parks ignites a bus boycott by refusing to give up her seat to a caucasian passenger
12/03 (1967) First human heart transplant
12/05-12/12 Hanukkah
12/05 Bathtub Party Day
12/07 (1941) Japanese forces attack Pearl Harbor
12/08 (1980) John Lennon, a former member of the Beatles, is shot and killed by an obsessed fan in New York City
12/15 (1939) Cinematic classic “Gone with the Wind” premieres in Atlanta, Georgia
12/17 (1903) Brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright are first in successfully achieving human flight
12/21 (1958) Charles de Gaulle is elected the first president of France
12/25 Christmas
12/26-01/01 Kwanzaa
12/27 (1932) Radio City Music Hall opens in New York City
12/28 (1895) Screening of the first commercial movie is held in Paris, France
12/31 New Year’s Eve
For more information on the month of December, go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December.
