Wednesday, December 27, 2017

Tuesday, December 26, 2017

Kwanzaa

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Monday, December 25, 2017

Sunday, December 24, 2017

Saturday, December 23, 2017

Also on This Day: December 23

Also on this day...
Festivus - for the rest of us

Joseph Smith, Jr. - founder of the Mormon Church - was born in 1805. Henry B. Guppy - botanist - was born in 1854.

Peggy Fortnum - illustrator who brought Paddington Bear to life on page - was born in 1919. Robert Bly - poet - was born in 1926.

National Pfeffernuesse Day

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Friday, December 22, 2017

Thursday, December 21, 2017

Also on This Day: December 21

Also on this day...
Crossword Puzzle Day
Humbug Day
Look on the Bright Side Day

Yule, or Yuletide - an ancient Germanic midwinter festival

Tommaso Masaccio - painter - was born in 1401. Paul Winchell - ventriloquist - was born in 1922, and Jane Fonda was born in 1937.

Winter Solstice

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Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Monday, December 18, 2017

Sunday, December 17, 2017

Saturday, December 16, 2017

Also on This Day: December 16

Also on this day...
Feast of St. Adelaide - Patroness of Brides, Empresses, Princesses, Abuse Victims, and Second Marriages

National Chocolate-Covered Anything Day

National Wreaths Across America Day - the coordinated laying of Remembrance Wreaths on the graves of veterans

Jane Austen was born in 1775, and Noel Coward was born in 1899. Arthur C. Clarke was born in 1917, and Benny Andersson - ABBA - was born in 1946.

Las Posadas

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Friday, December 15, 2017

Fourth Night of Chanukah

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Also on This Day: December 15

Also on this day...
Bill of Rights Day
National Cupcake Day
National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day
Cat Herders Day

Nero was born in 37. Gustave Eiffel - designed and built Eiffel Tower - was born in 1832. Friedensreich Hundertwasser was born in 1928, and Julie Taymor was born in 1952.

National Wear Your Pearls Day

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Thursday, December 14, 2017

Third Night of Chanukah

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Also on This Day: December 14

Also on this day...
Feast of St. Spyridon of Tremithius - Patron of Potters

International Monkey Day - Celebrates monkeys and all things simian. Celebrations include costume parties, art shows, zoo visits, and eating Chunky Monkey ice cream.

Roast Chestnuts Day
National Bouillabaisse Day

Nostradamus was born in 1503. Patty Duke was born in 1946, and Ib Andersen - Danish ballet dancer - was born in 1954. Miranda Hart was born in 1972.

Feast of St. John of the Cross

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Second Night of Chanukah

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Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Also on This Day: Decemer 13

Also on this day...
Ice Cream Day
National Violin Day
National Hot Cocoa Day

National Day of the Horse. Named by Congress in 2004 to encourage citizens to be mindful of the contribution of horses to the economy, history, and character of the United States.

Mary Todd Lincoln was born in 1818. Carlos Montoya was born in 1903, and Dick Van Dyke was born in 1925.

Feast of St. Lucy

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Tuesday, December 12, 2017

First Night of Chanukah

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Also on This Day: December 12

Also on this day...
Hanukkah begins at sundown, and ends at nightfall on December 20

National Ding-a-ling Day
Poinsettia Day
Gingerbread House Day

Gustave Flaubert was born in 1821, and Edvard Munch was born in 1863. Frank Sinatra was born in 1915, and Bob Barker was born in 1923.

Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe

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Monday, December 11, 2017

Sunday, December 10, 2017

Saturday, December 9, 2017

Day Nine of the December Peace Novena

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The Peace Novena lasts for nine days -
the first nine days of each new month.
Say the word. That's all.

Feast of St. Juan Diego

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Friday, December 8, 2017

Day Eight of the December Peace Novena

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The Peace Novena lasts for nine days -
the first nine days of each new month.
Say the word, or "Peace." That's all.

Feast of the Immaculate Conception

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Thursday, December 7, 2017

Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Day Five of the December Peace Novena

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The Peace Novena lasts for nine days -
the first nine days of each new month.
Say the word, or "Peace." That's all.

Christina Rossetti

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Monday, December 4, 2017

Day Four of the December Peace Novena

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The Peace Novena lasts for nine days -
the first nine days of each new month.
Say the word, or "Peace." That's all.

Also on This Day: December 4

Also on this day...
Feast of St. John of Damascus - Patron of Icon Painters
Feast of St. Barbara (aka Great Martyr Barbara) - Patroness of Artillerymen, Architects, Mathematicians, and Miners

Santa's List Day
Wear Brown Shoes Day
National Cookie Day

Rainer Maria Rilke was born in 1875, and Dena Dietrich - "It's not nice to fool Mother Nature!" - was born in 1928.

Chester Greenwood

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Sunday, December 3, 2017

Day Three of the December Peace Novena

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The Peace Novena lasts for nine days -
the first nine days of each new month.
Say the word, or "Peace." That's all.

Also on This Day: December 3

Also on this day...
Feast of St. Francis Xavier - Patron of Missionaries
Feast of St. Cassian of Tangier - Patron of Stenographers

National Roof Over Your Head Day
Make a Gift Day

Joseph Conrad was born in 1857, and Andy Williams was born in 1927. Jean-Luc Godard was born in 1930, and Julianne Moore was born in 1960.

First Sunday of Advent

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Saturday, December 2, 2017

Day Two of the December Peace Novena

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The Peace Novena lasts for nine days -
the first nine days of each new month.
Say the word, or "Peace." That's all.

National Mutt Day

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Friday, December 1, 2017

Day One of the December Peace Novena

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The Peace Novena lasts for nine days -
the first nine days of each new month.
Say the word. That's all.

Also on This Day: December 1

Also on this day...
Feast of St. Eligius - Patron of Metalworkers

Eat a Red Apple Day
Rosa Parks Day
Faux Fur Day

Rosa Parks resisted bus segregation in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955.

Marie Tussaud - found of Madame Tussaud's wax museum - was born in 1761. Mary Martin was born in 1913, and Bette Midler was born in 1945.

World AIDS Day

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