Joe Hummel III

December 17 in Pop Culture History December 17th is… National Maple Syrup Day Wright Brothers Day Saturnalia Begins Saturnalia: December 17th – December 23rd In ancient Rome, the period between December 17th and December 23rd was known as the Saturnalia, a festival to honor the god Saturn. Saturn ruled over such things as abundance, destruction, […]

December 16 in Pop Culture History December 16th is… Barbie and Barney Backlash Day Green Chili Day Chocolate-Covered Anything Day 1707 (Eruption) The last recorded eruption of Mount Fuji in Japan. 1773 – The Boston Tea Party. Massachusetts colonists, ‘the Sons of Liberty,’ disguised as Mohawk Indians board three British tea ships and dump 342

December 15 in Pop Culture History December 15th is… Cupcake Day Bill of Rights Day Cat Herders Day Lemon Cupcake Day National Wear Your Pearls Day 1827 – In the city of Boston, Massachusetts, the School Committee voted to require, effective March 1, 1828, that public school students show that they had been vaccinated against

December 14 in Pop Culture History December 14th is… Alabama Day National Bouillabaisse Day Monkey Day More Good Today Day Roast Chestnuts Day Screwdriver Day National Screwdriver Day A screwdriver is a popular alcoholic highball drink made with orange juice and vodka. Whether you’re a longtime fan or the screwdriver or want to try it

December 13 in Pop Culture History December 13th is… Hot Cocoa Day Cream Cheese Frosting Day Day of the Horse Ice Cream Day Pick a Pathologist Pal Day US National Guard Birthday National Violin Day 115 (Earthquake) Antioch, Byzantine Empire (Turkey) 1545 – The Council of Trent began; it was planning to respond to the

December 12 in Pop Culture History December 12th is… National Ambrosia Day Worldwide Candle Lighting Day National Ding-a-Ling Day Festival of Unmentionable Thoughts Gingerbread House Day Poinsettia Day 1787 – Pennsylvania became the second state to ratify the U.S. Constitution. 1901 – Guglielmo Marconi sent the first Atlantic wireless (radio) transmission (three beeps) from Cornwall,

December 11 in Pop Culture History Babies born today were probably conceived on Saint Patrick’s Day. December 11th is… National App Day Have A Bagel Day Holiday Food Drive for the Needy Animals Day International Mountain Day Noodle Ring Day UNICEF Day for Change 1769 – Venetian Blinds were patented in London by Edward Bevan

December 10 in Pop Culture History December 10th is… International Animal Rights Day Dewey Decimal System Day Human Rights Day Lager Day Nobel Prize Day 1033 (Earthquake) Ramala (West Bank) 1478 – Arte dell’Abbaco (‘The Art of the Abacus’), the first teaching math book, was printed and distributed in Treviso, Italy. Author unknown. 1845 –

December 9 in Pop Culture History December 9th is… Christmas Card Day Opal Apples Day Pastry Day Techno Day Weary Willie Day National Christmas Card Day National Christmas Card Day is a holiday meant to help you get your holiday cards out on time. You can use it whenever you’d like to prepare for the