December 2012 Holidays, Special Days and Events

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Celebrate a holiday or special day every day in December 2012. Learn about holidays you never heard of. Be sure to check back every day for recipes, crafts, games and lots more fun things to do. Enjoy! Click on the dates for more events and information for each date.

December Icons - These icons match the events on the December Fundays Calendar. They are designed to be used as each event is explored. The icons can be glued onto the December Coloring Calendar.

December Seasonal Specials:

Christmas Printables:

• Christmas Symbols
• The Twelve Days of Christmas
• Nativity - Christian themed
• Santa and other traditions

Christmas Advent Calendar
Winter; Winter Printables
Hanukkah; Hanukkah Printables
New Year's Eve; New Years Printables

December 1st - Basketball, the Draft and Pies

• Advent Calendar
• Basketball Created
• 1969 Draft Lottery
• National Pie Day
• Rosa Parks Day

December 2nd - Foreign Policy, National Parks and Fritters

• 1st Artificial Heart Transplant
• Monroe Doctrine Anniversary, 1823
• National Fritters Day

December 3rd - Illinois, Shelters and Telescopes

• Illinois Admission Day
• National Roof Over Your Head Day
• Telescope Day
• National Apple Pie Day
• International Day of Persons with Disabilities

December 4th - Missions, Phonographs and Cookies

• Mission Santa Barbara Founded
• National Cookie Day
• Phonograph Invented, 1877
• Santa's List Day

December 5th - December 5th - Presidents, Gold and Volunteers

• Martin Van Buren's Birthday
• California Gold Rush Coloring Page
• Tamale Fiesta
• International Volunteer Day

December 6th - Everglades, St. Nicholas and Mittens

• Everglades National Park Dedicated
• Mitton Tree Day
• St Nicholas Day
• Microwave Oven Day

December 7th - Pearl Harbor, Delaware and Cotton Candy

• Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
• Delaware Admission Day
• Cotton Candy Day

December 8th - Eli Whitney, Wars and Brownies

• Hanukkah Fun!; Hanukkah Printables
• Eli Whitney's Birthday, 1765
• Roosevelt Declares War on Japan
• National Brownie Day

December 9th - Roller Skates, Petrified Trees and Christmas Seals

• Christmas Card Day
• Ball-bearing Roller Skates Patented, 1884
• Petrified Forest National Park Coloring Page
• First Christmas Seals Issued, 1907

December 10th - Mississippi, Libraries and The Nobel Prize

• Mississippi Admission Day
• Melvil Dewey Birthday
• 1st Nobel Prize Awarded
• Emily Dickinson's Birthday

December 11th - Indiana, Wars and the Moon

• Indiana Admission Day
• Germany Declares War on the United States
• Apollo 17 Lands on Moon
• National Noodle-Ring Day

December 12th - Poinsettias, Pennsylvania and Paintings

• Poinsettia Day
• Pennsylvania Admission Day
• Mona Lisa Recovered

December 13th - First Ladies, Violins and Coins

• Mary Todd Lincoln's Birthday
• Violin Day
• Susan B. Anthony Dollar Issued
• Ice Cream Day

December 14th - Alabama, Tilt-A-Whirl and Bouillabaisse

• Alabama Admission Day
• Tilt-A-Whirl Trademarked
• Bouillabaisse Day

December 15th - Bill of Rights, Eiffel Tower and Automobiles

• Bill of Rights Day
• Alexandre Gustave Eiffel's Birthday
• Charles Duryea's Birthday
• National Lemon Cupcake Day

December 16th - Beethoven, Boston Tea Party and Chocolate

• Ludwig van Beethoven's Birthday
• Boston Tea Party
• National Chocolate Covered Anything Day

December 17th - Maple Syrup, Aztec Calendar and the Wright Brothers

• National Maple Syrup Day
• Aztec Calendar Stone Excavated
• Wright Brothers Day

December 18th - New Jersey, National Parks and Suckling Pigs

• New Jersey Admission Day
• Capitol Reef National Park Established
• Woodrow Wilson and Edith Bolling Galt Married
• National Roast Suckling Pig Day
• Bake Cookies Day

December 19th - Poor Richard, Bathing Suits and Suspenders

• Poor Richard's Almanac
• One Piece Bathing Suit Patented
• Mark Twain Received Patent for Suspenders
• National Oatmeal Muffin Day

December 20th - Louisiana Purchase, South Carolina Secedes and Caroling

• Louisiana Purchase Day
• South Carolina 1st to Secede from the Union
• Go Caroling Day

December 21st - Winter, Flashlights and Crossword Puzzles

• Winter Solstice
• National Flashlight Day
• First Crossword Puzzle in Newspaper

December 22nd - Lady Bird Johnson, Christmas Lights and Thermometers

• Lady Bird Johnson's Birthday
• First Christmas Lights
• Thermometer Invented
• James Edward Oglethorpe's Birthday

December 23rd - The Fed, Roots and Pfeffernusse

• Federal Reserve System Established
• Roots Day
• Pfeffernusse Day

December 24th - Christmas Eve, Fires and Eggnog

• Christmas Eve
• First Great Fire of San Francisco
• National Eggnog Day

December 25th - Christmas Day, Laws of Motion and River Crossing

• Merry Christmas
• Sir Isaac Newton's Birthday
• Washington Crossing of the Delaware

December 26th - Boxing Day, 12 Days and Kwanzaa

• Boxing Day
• The 12 Days of Christmas
• Kwanzaa Begins
• National Coffee Day Coloring Page
• National Candy Cane Day

December 27th - December 27th - Eiffel, Zoos and Snowflakes

• Alexandre Gustave Eiffel died
• Visit the Zoo Day
• Make Cut Out Snowflakes Day

December 28th - Presidents, Iowa and Pledge of Allegiance

• Woodrow Wilson's Birthday
• Iowa Admission Day
• Pledge of Allegiance Recognized by Congress

December 29th - Presidents, Texas and Raincoats

• Andrew Johnson's Birthday
• Texas Admission Day
• Charles Macintosh's Birthday

December 30th - Bloomers, Half Dollars and China

• Amelia Bloomer Died
• Kennedy Half Dollar
• Sun Yat-sen Elected 1st President of China

December 31st - New Year's Eve, Light Bulbs and the Nobel Prize

• New Years Eve
• Edison's Incandescent Light Bulb
• Marie Curie Awarded the Nobel Prize