Hello, December!

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    On this 27th Day in December, in 1900, Carrie Nation staged her first raid on a saloon at the Carey Hotel in Wichita, KS. She broke each and every one of the liquor bottles that could be seen.
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    In 1904,on this December Day, James Barrie's play"Peter Pan" premiered in London.
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    On this 27th Day of December, in 1938, the first Snow-mobile Course in America opened in North Conway, NH.
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    On this 28th Day of December, in 1846, Iowa became the 29th State to be admitted to the Union.
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    In 1945,on this December Day, the US Congress officially recognized the "Pledge Of Allegiance".
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    On December 28, 1956, after 5 years on TV, the last "Ding Dong School" was aired.
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    December 28 - Post Christmas Blues:

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    On this December Day in 1862, the bowling ball was invented.
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    On this 29th Day of December, in 1955, Barbara Streisand's first recording of "You'll Never Know", at age 13.


    On December 29th, in 1967, Star Trek's "Trouble With Tribbles" first airs.
     
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    I have learned a lot, from December's visit. He reminded me over a bowl of cream of wheat this morning, that his time is ending, and he is beginning to pack his bag. He told me that one of his duties, is to escort the Old Year into the past. It seems that January has the joyful task of delivering the New Year.;)
     
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    On this 30th Day of December, in 1924, Edwin Hubble announced the existence of other galactic systems.
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    Back in 1953, on this December Day, the first color TV sets went on sale for about $1,175.

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    On December 30, 1967, the Beatles' "Hello Goodbye" single goes #1 & stays #1 for 3 weeks.
     
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    Let's start the New Year right!
     
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    If there was ever a "old year" that the modern world wanted to say good-bye to, it was the year 1999. A New Millennium was waiting to begin, and the New Year. 2000, was the World's panacea.

    I remember how PBS followed the Time Zones around the globe, as the New Year arrived in each Country. I taped 8 hours on 4 VHS tapes. Each country visited, celebrated and welcomed 2000, in their own unique way. I remember the Eiffel tower lighting up, the Eskimos, dancing with fire and ice, Midnight in Moscow, and in the US, the Bee Gees sang.

    Some of the performances were live and some, via delayed taped broadcast. It was spectacular. A few years ago, when we cleaned out all our VHS stash, those tapes went with it. All of us in the forum, will be celebrating at different times, so I will post a little early, tonight.
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    On this last December Day, 1929, Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians played "Auld Lang Syne"for the first time.

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    On this Day in December,in 1947, Roy Rodgers and Dale Evans were married.

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    ....and in 1955, on December 31, General Motors became the first US Corporation to earn more than 1 Billion dollars in a single year.
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    Well, the sad day has arrived! December's bag is packed, and sitting inside the door. Winter will be by, shortly, to pick him up, and take him to dinner. They plan to celebrate some, and leave around twelvish!;)
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