What’s So Special About 13 December?
World Violin day World Violin day is celebrated on the 13th of December every year. Just twelve days before Christmas. So, World Violin day is the Christmas Seasons celebrations as
Today In History – 12 December
Important Events 1991 NJ Nets set NBA record of 22 blocks beating Nuggets 121-81 1991 Tampa Bay Buccaneer Dexter Manley retires after failing a drug test 1992 58th Heisman Trophy
What’s So Special About 12 December?
International Universal Health Coverage Day On 12 December 2012, the United Nations General Assembly endorsed a resolution urging countries to accelerate progress toward universal health coverage (UHC) – the idea
Today In History – 11 December
Important Events 1985 NHL Record 62 points scored, Edmonton (36) beats Chicago (26) 12-9 & ties record of 21 goals 1989 Mark Davis signs record $3.25 million per year KC
What’s So Special About 11 December?
International Mountain Day Mountains are home to 15% of the world´s population and host about half of the world’s biodiversity hotspots. They provide fresh water for everyday life to
Today In History – 10 December
Important Events 1992 NY Yankees sign free agent pitcher Jimmy Key 1994 60th Heisman Trophy Award: Rashaan Salaam, Colorado (RB) 1995 1st meeting of NBA expansion teams, Raptors beat Grizzlies
What’s So Special About 10 December?
Human Rights Day Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December — the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted, in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
What’s So Special About 9 December?
International Anti-Corruption Day On 31st October 2003, the General Assembly adopted the United Nations Convention against Corruption and requested that the Secretary-General designate the United Nations Office on Drugs and
Today In History – 9 December
Important Events 536 Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city, returning the old capital to its empire 1212 Frederick II (later also Holy Roman
Today In History – 8 December
Important Events 1863 Abraham Lincoln issues his Amnesty Proclamation and plan for Reconstruction of the South 1941 US and Britain declare war on Japan, US enters World War II 1941
What’s So Special About 8 December?
National Brownie Day Each year on December 8th, brownie lovers across the nation enjoy one of their favorite baked goods on National Brownie Day. In the United States, the chocolate
Today In History – 7 December
Important Events 43 BC Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman orator and politician is assassinated in Formiae 1909 Inventor Leo Baekeland patents the first thermo-setting plastic, Bakelite, sparking the birth of the plastics industry 1941 Imperial Japanese
What’s So Special About 7 December?
International Civil Aviation Day International Civil Aviation Day was established in 1994 as part of ICAO’s 50th-anniversary activities. In 1996, pursuant to an ICAO initiative and with the assistance of
Today In History – 5 December
Important Events 771 Charlemagne becomes the sole King of the Franks after the death of his brother Carloman 1349 500 Jews of Nuremberg massacred during Black Death riots 1456 Earthquake strikes Naples; about 35,000 die 1848 US
What’s So Special About 5 December?
World Soil Day World Soil Day (WSD) is held annually on 5 December as a means to focus attention on the importance of healthy soil and to advocate for the
Today In History – 4 December, 2020
Important Events 1534 Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent occupies Baghdad 1563 Council of Trent holds its last session, after 18 years. Last ecumenical council for more than 300 years. 1619 38 colonists from Berkeley Parish,
What’s So Special About 4 December?
International Day Of Banks On 19 December 2019, the UN General Assembly adopted resolution 74/245, which designated 4 December as the International Day of Banks in recognition of the significant potential
What’s So Special About 3 December?
International Day Of Persons With Disabilities The annual observance of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) was proclaimed in 1992, by the United Nations General Assembly resolution 47/3. Celebrated
Today In History – 3 December
Important Events 1586 Sir Thomas Herriot introduces potatoes to England from Colombia 1854 Eureka Stockade: In what is claimed by many to be the birth of Australian democracy, more than 20 gold
Today In History – 2 December
Important Events 1913 Ford Motor Company institutes world’s 1st moving assembly line for the Model T Ford 1934 Leningrad mayor Sergey Kirov is assassinated and Joseph Stalin uses it as an excuse to begin his Great
What’s So Special About 2 December
International Day For the Abolition Of Slavery The International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, 2 December, marks the date of the adoption, by the General Assembly, of the United
Today In History – 1 December
Important Events 1913 Ford Motor Company institutes world’s 1st moving assembly line for the Model T Ford 1934 Leningrad mayor Sergey Kirov is assassinated and Joseph Stalin uses it as an excuse to begin his Great
What’s So Special About 1 December?
World AIDS Day Every year, on 1 December, the world commemorates World AIDS Day. People around the world unite to show support for people living with and affected by HIV
What’s So Special About 30 November?
Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare The Conference of the States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention, at its 20th Session, decided that a memorial Day of Remembrance
Today In History – 30 November
Important Events 1016 Cnut the Great [Canute], King of Denmark, claims the English throne after the death of Edmund ‘Ironside’ 1487 The first German Beer Purity Law (Reinheitsgebot), is promulgated in Munich by Albert IV,
What’s So Special About 29 November?
International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People In 1977, the General Assembly called for the annual observance of 29 November as the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian
Today In History – 29 November
Important Events 526 A possible date for the Antioch earthquake in present-day Syria (then the Byzantine Empire) which killed 200,000 people 1745 Bonnie Prince Charlie’s army moves into Manchester and occupies Carlisle
Today In History – 28 November
Important Events 1520 Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan begins crossing the Pacific Ocean 1814 The Times of London first printed by automatic, steam powered presses built by German inventors Friedrich Koenig and Andreas Friedrich Bauer
Today In History – 27 November
Important Events 1095 Pope Urban II preaches 1st Crusade 1295 English King Edward I calls what later became known as “The Model Parliament” extending the authorities of its representatives 1493 Christopher Columbus returns to La Navidad
Today In History – 26 November
Important Events 43 BC Second Triumvirate alliance of Roman leader Octavian (later Caesar Augustus), Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, and Mark Antony formed 1778 British explorer Captain James Cook is the first European to visit Maui in the Sandwich