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today in history

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December
​January --->
A TREASURE TROVE OF WRITING CONTENT 
plus  Daily Celebration Ideas*
SELECT your topic.
THINK "What do I know?"
FOLLOW text links to learn more.
CONSIDER related personal experiences.
CONNECT your ideas with other items of interest.
START WRITING, additional thoughts will naturally flow.

It happened in December...

Dec. 1 / 1990 - Chunnel makes breakthrough  /  1913 - Ford's assembly line starts rolling  /  1955 - Rosa Parks ignites bus boycott  /  Pie Day  /  World AIDS Day

Dec. 2 / 1804 - Napoleon crowned Emperor /  1859 - John Brown hanged  / Fritters Day  /  Safety Razor Day

Dec. 3 / 1967 - First human heart transplant  /  1989 - The clothes make the man...guilty  / Roof Over your Head Day  

Dec. 4 / 1945 - Senate approves U.N. participation  /  1952 - Smog kills thousands in England  /  Cookie Day  /  Dice Day  /  Santa's List Day  /  Wear Brown Shoes Day  

Dec. 5 / 1945 - Aircraft squadron lost in Bermuda triangle  /  1933 - Prohibition ends  /  Bathtub Party Day  /  Day of the Ninja

Dec. 6 / 1884 - Washington Monument completed  /  1907 - Monongah Mine disaster  /  Microwave Oven Day   

Dec. 7 / 1941 - Pearl Harbor bombed  /  1982 - First execution by lethal injection  /Civil Aviation Day  /  Cotton Candy Day

Dec. 8 / 1980 - John Lennon shot  /  1993 - NAFTA signed into law  /  Brownie Day  /  Take it in the Ear Day 

Dec. 9 / 1992 - Marines storm Mogadishu, Somalia  /  1992 - Separation of Prince Charles and Lady Diana announced  /  Christmas Card Day  /  Pastry Day

Dec. 10 / 1869 - Wyoming grants women the right to vote  /  1915 - Ford builds its 1 millionth car  /  Human Rights Day

Dec. 11 / 1941 - Germany declares war on U.S.  /  2008  -  Billionaire conman, Bernie Madoff, arrested  /  Noodle Ring Day  

Dec. 12 / 1901 - Marconi sends first Atlantic wireless transmission  /  1980 - Da Vinci notebook sells for over 5 million  /  Ambrosia Day /  Ding-A-ling Day  / Poinsettia Day

Dec. 13 / 2000 - Al Gore concedes presidential election  /  2003 - Saddam Hussein captured  /  Cocoa Day  /  Ice Cream Day  /  Violins Day  

Dec. 14 / 1799 - George Washington dies  /  1911 - Amundsen reaches South Pole  /  Monkey Day  /  Bouillaaisse Day

Dec. 15 / 1791 - Bill of Rights becomes law  /  1961 - Architect of the Holocaust sentenced to die  /  Bill of Rights Day  /  Cat Herders Day

Dec. 16 / 1773 - Boston Tea Party  /  1944 - Battle of the Bulge  / Boston Tea Party Day  /  Chocolate Covered Anything Day  /  Re-gifting Day

Dec. 17 / 1903 - First airplane flies  /  1979 - Sound barrier first broken by vehicle on land  /  Maple Syrup Day  /  Underdog Day

Dec. 18 / 1620 - Mayflower docks at Plymouth Harbor  /  1865 - Slavery abolished in America  /  Bake Cookies Day  /  Roast Suckling Pig Day  /  Wear a Plunger on your Head Day

Dec. 19 / 1777 - Continental army enters winter quarters at Valley Forge  / 1998 - President Clinton impeached  /  Look for an Evergreen Day  /  Oatmeal Muffin Day

Dec. 20  / 1803 - The French surrender Orleans to the U.S.   1957 - Elvis Presley is drafted  /  Go Caroling Day  /  Mudd Day  /  Hanukkah 

BE CREATIVE, make your response interesting and fun to read.
TAKE PRIDE in your work.​ 
EDIT AND SHARE the final product with others.
May we prompt you?
Extra Extra - Read all about it...  then write a newsworthy article answering the expository questions of  "Who, What, When, Where and Why".

Persuasive Essay - Research a controversial event.  Identify a difference of opinions from your study, take a position, then present and defend your argument.

Historical Fiction - Using the framework of a "day in time", create your own characters and plot structure... start writing.

*Party Planner - Given the assignment to plan for a particular celebration, submit a detailed proposal to your prospective client.

*Daily Celebrations - Create your own party blog complete with creative party ideas. Include detailed descriptions of the planned activities.​
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Dec. 21  / 1968 - Apollo 8 departs for moon's orbit  /  1988 - Pan Am Flight 103 explodes over Scotland  /  Humbug Day  /  Look at the Bright Side Day

Dec. 22 / 1804 - Beethoven's Fifth Symphony's world premier  /  1864 - Sherman presents Lincoln with a Christmas gift  /  Date Nut Bread Day

Dec. 23  / 1888 - Van Gogh chops off ear  /  1986 - Voyager completes global flight  /  Festivus  /  Pfeffernuesse Day /  Roots Day

Dec. 24  / 1814 - War of 1812 ends  /  1865 - KKK founded  /  1953 - Volcanic eruption sweeps away passenger train  /  Christmas Eve  /  Eggnog Day  

Dec. 25  / 1914 - The Christmas Truce  /  1776 - Washington crosses the Delaware  /  1962 - To Kill a Mockingbird debuts  /  1941 - Bing Crosby introduces White Christmas to the world  /  1941 - British surrender Hong Kong to Japan  / Christmas Day  /  Pumpkin Pie Day

Dec. 26 / 2004 - Tsunami devastates Indian Ocean coast  /  1966 - Jimi Hendrix writes Purple Haze  /  1972 - President Truman dies  /  Boxing Day  /  Kwanzaa  /  Candy Cane Day 

Dec. 27  / 1904 - Peter Pan opens in London  /  1968 - Apollo 8 returns to earth  / Cut Out Snowflakes Day  /  Fruitcake Day

Dec. 28  / 1895 - First commercial movie screened  /  1954 - Denzel Washington born  /  Card Playing Day  /  Chocolate Candy Day

Dec. 29  / 1890 - U.S. army massacres Indians at Wounded Knee  /  1940 - Worst air raid on London  /  Pepper Pot Day  /

Dec. 30  / 1922 - USSR established  /  1968 - Led Zepplin captured live for the first time in Spokane gym  /  Enormous Changes at the Last Minute Day  /  Baking Soda Day

Dec. 31  / 1972 - Baseball great, Roberto Clemente dies in a plane crash  /  1985 - Singer,  Rick Nelson, dies in a plane crash  / Champagne Day
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