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Facts about December ...

  • God gave us memory so that we might have roses in December. (J M Barrie)
  • The Winter Solstice, on 21 December, is the shortest day of the year.
  • In Saxon England and Scandinavia, December was called the Yule month.

This Month

December

1st Dec -
31st Dec

Nuclear fission - 2nd December

In 1942 Enrico Fermi and a team of scientists in Chicago created the world's first nuclear fission chain reaction.

1st Dec -
31st Dec

First flight - 17th December

In 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright completed the world's first powered flight. It lasted 12 seconds.

21st Dec -
28th Dec

Hanukkah

Jews light candles and lamps in memory of the tiny amount of oil that kept the Temple lamps burning for 7 days.

26th Dec

Boxing Day

Nobody is sure why it is called 'Boxing Day'. It may be because people gave each other presents in boxes.