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December 2008
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| 1 Twelve nations, including the US, signed a treaty making Antarctica a scientific preserve free from military activity, 1959 Take a quiz on Antarctica. Rosa Parks Day |
2 Christiaan Barnard performed first heart transplant, 1967 Label a human heart. |
3 Pioneer 10 made the first flyby of Jupiter and took first close-up images of Jupiter (1973) Read about Jupiter, then take a quiz on it. Illinois became a state, 1818 |
4 National Cookie Day Label the Food pyramid. |
5 International Volunteer Day Write a page on something nice that you did for someone, or on something nice that someone did for you. |
6 Johann Palisa (astronomer who discovered 120 asteroids) born, 1848 Read about asteroids, then take a quiz on them. |
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| 7 Pearl Harbor Day Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, attacked by Japan, 1941. Take a quiz on Hawaii. Delaware became a state and was the first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution, 1787 The spacecraft Galileo became the first spacecraft to orbit an outer planet (Jupiter), 1995 |
8 Bill Clinton signed The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) into law, 1993 Label a map of North America. |
9 3.6-million-year-old skeleton of early human found in South Africa, 1998 Label a human skeleton. |
10 Mississippi became a state, 1817 Read a page on Mississippi, then take a quiz. Martin Luther King, Jr., received the Nobel Peace Prize, 1964 |
11 Indiana became a state, 1816 Read a page on Indiana, then take a quiz. Annie Jump Cannon (stellar astronomer) born, 1863 |
12 Full Moon Read about the moon, then take a quiz. Pennsylvania became a state, 1787 Edvard Munch (artist) born, 1863 |
13 Geminids meteor shower Read about meteor showers, then take a quiz on them. |
| 14 Alabama became a state, 1819 Read a page on Alabama, then take a quiz. Roald Amundsen became the first man to reach the South Pole, 1911 Tycho Brahe (astronomer) born, 1546 |
15 Basketball was Invented (by James E. Naismith), 1891 Write abour your favorite sport. Canada adopted its national flag, 1964 |
16 Oliver Cromwell became lord protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland, 1653 Label a map of the British Isles. |
17 Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first successful flight, 1903 Do a cloze activity on the Wright brothers. |
18 New Jersey became a state, 1787 Read a page on New Jersey, then take a quiz. |
19 Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" was published, 1843 Make a Christmas stocking. |
20 USA purchased Louisiana Territory from France, 1803 Read about the purchase, then take a quiz. |
| 21 Winter Solstice Read about the seasons and take a quiz on them. Forefathers' Day (Anniversary of the landing of the Mayflower at Plymouth, 1620) |
22 Hannukah begins at sundown Make a paper dreidel. Ursids meteor shower A living coelacanth was discovered, 1938 |
23 Roots Day Make a family tree. |
24 Joseph Cornell (artist) born, 1903 Create a work of art in the style of Cornell. |
25 Christmas Make a Christmas craft. |
26 Kwanzaa Starts Make a Kwanzaa candle. Boxing Day |
27 New Moon Label the phases of the moon. Visit the Zoo Day |
| 28 King's Birthday, Nepal Fill in a map of Nepal. Iowa became a state, 1846 |
29 International Day for Biological Diversity Pick an animal and write a report on it. Texas became a state, 1845 |
30 Edwin Hubble announced the existence of other galactic systems, 1924 Read about galaxies, then make a glitter galaxy. |
31 Soviet Union officially dissolves, 1991 Draw a map of what is now Russia. |
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