December Fun Days
Looking for additional lessons ideas for the month of December? Here's a list of additional anniversaries that you might want to include.
1- Rosa Parks began the American Civil Rights Movement by refusing to give up her seat on a Montgomery, AL bus.
2- The Monroe Doctrine was declared by President James Monroe on this day in 1823.
3- The first human heart transplant took place on this day in 1967.
4- Today is Mexico's Day of the Artisans.
5- Walt Disney was born on this day in 1901.
6- Today is Sinterklass Day in the Netherlands.
7- Today is the annivesary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
8- Eli Whitney was born on this day in 1765.
9- Emmett Kell was born on this day in 1898.
10- Today is United Nations Human Rights Day.
11- UNICEF was established this day in 1946.
12- Today is Independence Day in Kenya.
13- Today is Santa Lucia's Day in Sweden.
14- The South Pole was discovered on this day in 1911 by Roald Amundsen.
15- The USA Bill of Rights became part of the Constitution on this day in 1791.
16- Today is the anniversary of the Boston Tea Party.
17- The first successful airplane flight was made by the Wright Brothers on this day in 1903.
18- The 13th Amendment to the US Constitution was made on this day in 1865.
19- President Eisenhower made the first radio voice broadcast from space via satellite on this day in 1958.
20- The Louisiana Purchase was made on this day in 1803.
21- Today is Forefather's Day.
22- Today is the Winter Solstice.
23- The Metric Conversion Act was signed on this day in 1975.
24- The Christmas song "Silent Night" was composed on this day in 1818.
25- CHRISTMAS DAY
26- Today is Boxing Day in Great Britain and Canada.
27- Louis Pasteur was born on this day in 1822.
28- Chewing Gum was patented on this day in 1869.
29- Today is the anniversary of the Wounded Knee Massacre.
30- Congress authorized the minting of a new half dollar on this day in 1963.
31- NEW YEAR'S EVE
