December 24, 2012 - Anniversary of the First Performance of “Silent Night”
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“Silent night...holy night... All is calm...all is bright...” There are lots of stories about the history of the Christmas song “Sil...
December 23, 2012 - Anniversary of Benjamin Franklin's Shocking Mistake
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Before the United States even existed, when the 13 American colonies were still loyal to England, people knew about electricity but d...
December 22, 2012 - Anniversary of the Formation of the US Golf Association
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Five golf clubs got together and formed an organization to promote amateur golf. Wait—I hope you didn't think that I mean that gol...
December 21, 2012 - Humbug Day AND National Look at the Bright Side Day
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We have a choice today: We can choose to be cranky, or we can choose to be positive. (I guess that makes it like any other day. Hey, I...
December 20, 2012 - Anniversary of a Stepping-Stone to Corrugated Cardboard
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Inventions that don't move us around, make noise, or cost a lot of money are sometimes pretty invisible, but the humble cardboard bo...
December 19, 2012 - Happy Birthday, Rudolph Hell
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Ever heard of Hell? I hadn't, either, but he is considered by some to be one of the most important German inventors of all time! ...
December 18, 2012 - International Migrants Day
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A migrant can be defined as someone who has had to leave his or her country to work (or to seek work). This word is also used for som...
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