Here are 10 great ways to celebrate the last night of the year with your family: 1. Re-live special events and fun times (and have some good laughs!) by watching your home movies and viewing photos from the past year … Read More
Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an English short-story writer, poet, and novelist. He is mostly remembered for his poems and stories about British soldiers in India, and his tales for children. Kipling was born on December 30, 1865 in Bombay, India, … Read More
On December 29, 1940, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivered one of his most famous Fireside Chats. His topic, however, was a somber one for the holidays. “Never before since Jamestown and Plymouth Rock has our American civilization been in such … Read More
On December 28, 1945, the Pledge of Allegiance was declared by Congress to be the official national pledge to the U.S. Flag. The Pledge to the Flag was initially penned by Mr. Francis Bellamy for the official program of the … Read More
Benjamin Franklin (using the pseudonym Richard Saunders) began publishing Poor Richard’s Almanack on December 28, 1732. Poor Richard’s Almanack included a calendar, weather, agricultural predictions, charts of the moon’s phases, practical household hints, poems, proverbs, puzzles, and the occasional mathematical … Read More
Boxing Day is celebrated on the day after Christmas in Great Britain and most areas settled by the English including Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. The U.S. is the major exception. Some might say it’s the day when we pick … Read More
+ XX XXX XXXX XXXXX XXXXXX “GOD JUL” “BUON ANNO” “FELIZ NATAL” “BOAS FESTAS” “JOYEUX NOEL” “FELIZ NAVIDAD” “VESELE VANOCE” “MERI KURISUMASU” “YA’AT’EEH KESHMISH” “VROLIJK KERSTFEEST” “KALA CHRISTOUGENA” “NOLLAIG SHONA DUIT” “CHÚC MUNG GIÁNG SINH” “GOD JUL OG GODT NYTÅR” … Read More
“Say something appropriate.” –NASA instructions for Apollo 8‘s Christmas Eve broadcast The date was December 24, 1968. Apollo 8 was the first spaceflight to reach the Moon’s orbit. On board were three astronauts: Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders. … Read More
‘The Night Before Christmas (originally titled “A Visit from St. Nicholas”) was published by Clement C. Moore on December 23, 1823. The poem has been a popular part of American Christmas tradition ever since. Moore was a literature professor at … Read More
For years, reports were circulating about an ancient Mayan prophecy that named December 21, 2012 as the day the world would come to an end. According to NASA, just because one cycle of the Mayan calendar ended on a certain … Read More
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