DECEMBER 



1728 



DECEMBER 



DECEMBER CALENDAR 



I 



Birthdays 



3. Gilbert Stuart, 1755 

 George B. McClellan. 1826 



4. Thomas Carlyle, 1795 



5. Martin Van Buren. 1782 

 George A. Custer, 1839 



6. John S. Mosby. 1833 



7. Mary, Queen of Scots, 1542 



8. Eli Whitney, 1765 

 Henry Timrod, 1829 



Joel Chandler Harris, 1848 



9. John Milton, 1608 



10. William Lloyd Garrison, 1805 

 Edward Eggleston. 1837 



12. John Jay, 1745 



John S. Macdonald. 1812 



13. Phillips Brooks, 1835 



14. Tycho Brahe, 1546 



Sir Francis Hincks, 1807 



15. George Romney, 1734 



16. Jane Austen, 1775 



17 



Ludwig von Beethoven, 1770 

 Sir Humphry Davy, 1778 

 John Greenleaf Whittier, 1807 



18. Lyman Abbott, 1835 

 Edward A. MacDowell, 1861 



19. Gustavus Adolphus, 1594 

 Edwin M. Stanton, 1814 



20. Cyrus Townsend Brady, 1861 



21. Thomas a Becket, 1117 

 Benjamin Disraeli, 1804 



22. James E. Oglethorpe, 1696 



24. Christopher ("Kit") Carson, 1809 



25. Sir Isaac Newton, 1642 

 Clara Barton, 1821 



26. Thomas Gray, 1716 



27. Johann Kepler, 1571 



Sir Mackenzie Bowell, 1823 



28. Woodrow Wilson, 1856 



29. William E. Gladstone, 1809 



Events 



1. Hudson's Bay Company transferred 



government rights to the Dominion, 

 1869 



2. Napoleon crowned emperor of France, 



1804 



Battle of Austerlitz, 1805 



Monroe Doctrine advanced in Presi- 

 dent Monroe's message to Congress, 

 1823 



Austrians occupied Belgrade, 1914 



3. Battle of Hohenlinden, 1800 

 Illinois admitted to the Union, 1818 



5. England established uniform postal 



rate for letters, 1839 

 Rome was made the capital of Italy, 

 1870 



6. Columbus discovered Haiti, which he 



named Hispaniola. 1492 

 Jefferson Davis died, 1888 

 German forces captured Bucharest, 



capital of Rumania, 1916 



7. Cicero assassinated, 43 B. c. 



8. Americans began siege of Quebec, 1775 

 Chinese adopted Roman calendar, 1911 

 British won naval victory off Falkland 



Islands, 1914 



9. Confederation formed by Australian 



colonies, except New Zealand and 

 New South Wales, 1885 



10. Mississippi admitted to the Union, 1817 

 Sherman's army took Savannah, Geor- 

 gia, 1864 



Wyoming women authorized to vote 

 and hold office, 1877 



11. Indiana admitted to the Union, 1816 



12. Fort George, in Canada, abandoned by 



the United States, 1812 

 Sherman's army completed its march 



to the sea, 1864 

 Japanese invaded Korea, 1894 

 Delhi made capital of India, 1911 



13. Sir Francis Drake left England to sail 



around the world, 1577 

 Federals defeated at Fredericksburg, 

 1862 



14. Alabama admitted to the Union, 1819 



15. Hartford Convention assembled, 1814 

 Alabama Claims Commission convened 



at Geneva, Switzerland, 1871 



16. Oliver Cromwell declared Lord Pro- 



tector for life, 1653 

 "Boston Tea Party," 1773 



17. Milan Decree issued, 1807 



18. Russian squadron entered Port Arthur, 



1897 



Egypt proclaimed a British protecto- 

 rate, 1914 



20. Texas declared itself independent of 



Mexico, 1835 



21. Pilgrims landed at Plymouth, Massa- 



chusetts, 1620 



22. Chino-Japanese treaty signed, 1905 



24. Methodist Episcopal Church in Amer- 



ica organized, 1784 

 Treaty of Ghent signed, 1814 



25. Washington and his men crossed the 



Delaware, 1776 



26. Battle of Trenton, 1776 



28. Spain recognized Mexican independ- 



ence, 1836 



Iowa admitted to the Union, 1846 

 Women given permission to practice 



in law courts of Canada, 1892 



29. Thomas a. Becket assassinated, 1170 

 Texas admitted to the Union, 1845 

 First American Y. M. C. A. established 



in Boston, 1851 



30. Gadsden Purchase arranged. 1853 



31. Palmetto flag of South Carolina raised 



over United States arsenal at 

 Charleston, South Carolina, 1860 



For Study 



Chickadee 

 Christmas 

 Electricity 

 English Sparrow 

 Fir 



Gas 

 Holly 

 Ice 

 Mistletoe 



Nuts 



Orange 

 Pop corn 

 Squirrel 



Winter heavens (see 

 ASTRONOMY) 



