The meaning of the word December is Latin for " The tenth month ". It used to be only 30 days until Julius Caesar changed it to t 31 days. There is lots of holidays in December such as Christmas, Kwanza, Hanukkah, and New Years Eve.
The birthstone for this month is Blue topaz and Blue Zircon. They are both a light blue color. For more information, check out this site.
My astrological sign is Capricorn. Capricorn is the most stable of all the zodiac symbols. For more facts on the Capricorn's check out this zodiac site.
| Person |
Description |
Year Born |
| Anthony Hopkins |
Anthony Hopkins is a
very accomplished actor. Mr. Hopkins Stands only 5' 7", but he has
brought to life terrible villains such as Adolph Hitler, And Hannibal Lector.
|
1937 |
| Barbara Carrera |
Barbara is an
actor and has starred in many films, but she is most known for co-starring
in James Bond. |
1945 |
| Donna Summer |
Donna Summer is known
as a true diva. Donna uses her artistic vision to both write songs
and sing them. |
1948 |
| Bebe
Neuwirth |
Bebe Neuwirth is
an actor that has co starred in the show Frasier. Bebe has
also been seen in Chicago and Hollywood squares. |
1958 |
| Chandra West |
Chandra West is a very
accomplished actor that is from Canada. |
1970 |
| Joey McIntyre |
Joey McIntyre is a very
accomplished singer and songwriter. Joey often comes out with the
Latest Hits. |
1972 |
| Fumi Suguri |
Fumi Sugari as a very
good figure skater and started when she was 6 years old. She
started her career in Alaska. |
1980 |
| Jamie Lauren |
Jamie Lauren is
a very good teen actor that has been seen in many shows such as 7th Heaven,
Boston Public, The Practice, and more shows and movies. |
1983 |
| Tim Matheson |
Tim Matheson is another
actor that is very good. He started in movies at 19 and has starred
in shows like " Hawaii Five 0" and " The West Wing". |
1947 |
| James Remar |
James Remar is an actor
that mostly does movies, but sometimes he guest stars on some television
series. |
1953 |
| Event/description |
Place/people
affected |
year |
| The Immigration Depot
was opened at Ellis Island. All immigrant ships had to stop at
the island. Check out more information. |
New York/ all immigrants |
1891 |
| Michael Kennedy dies in
a fatal skiing accident. Read the news report.
|
America/ all citizens |
1997 |
| Private U.S. Citizens
are allowed to buy and own gold coins in more than 40 years. Read
about more money
history. |
America/ coin collectors |
1974 |
| The Dupont Plaza Hotel
in San Juan had a large fire and killed 97 while injuring 140 people.
|
Puerto Rico/ guests in
Hotel |
1986 |
| The Marshall Plan expired,
after sending more than twelve million dollars in U.S. aid. Check out this site for more information. |
World/ everyone |
1961 |
| The publication of the
last new Calvin and Hobbes cartoon strip. Check out this page for more information.
|
America/ everyone |
1995 |
| General Motors was
the first company in America to become a billion dollar corporation. To
read more about General Motors, check this site out. |
America/ everyone |
1955 |
| President Truman officially
announces the end of hostilities of World War II. |
World/ all people |
1946 |
| West Virginia is admitted
to the Union. This admittance to the Union Separated Virginia from
West Virginia. |
America |
1862 |
| Boris Yeltsin, the first
president of the Russian Confederation, resigns as President. Check
out this
site for more information. |
Russia/ Russian People |
1999 |
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