Seasons Greetings
and the Best of Wishes
for the New Year
from the C&I Group
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Sweden and Finland: Anna’s Day. Recognizes everyone named Anna
Presentation Ceremony of the Nobel Prize
1972 – Apollo 17 becomes the sixth Apollo mission to land on the Moon.
Bahá’í Faith – Feast of Masá’il (Questions) – First day of the 15th month of the Bahá’í calendar
Buddhism – The Enlightenment of Gautama Buddha (Bodhi Day)
In the Julian calendar before the Gregorian reform, this was the shortest day and longest night, and widely celebrated as such
1924 – The last Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost is sold in London, England.
Christmas Day Christian Feast Day to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.
1860 – The first ever inter-club football match takes place between Hallam F.C. and Sheffield
1960 – Farthing ceases to be legal tender in the UK.
2004 – Radiation from an explosion on the magnetar SGR 1806-20 reaches Earth. It is the brightest extrasolar event known to have been witnessed on the planet.
Roman Catholic / Eastern Orthodox saints – Feast of the Holy Innocents, also known as Childermas,
2007 – Queen Elizabeth II becomes the oldest ever monarch of the United Kingdom.
1937 – Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the first full-length animated film ever, premieres at the Carthay Circle Theater.
In the Northern Hemisphere, the winter solstice, sometimes known as Yule, occurs on or very close to this date. In the Southern Hemisphere, the summer solstice occurs around this time
Oaxaca – Night of the Radishes
1906 – The London Underground’s Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway opens
Greek Orthodox Church-Saint Barbaras day – Feast of Daniel the Prophet
1954 The first Burger King is opened
2006 – NASA reveals photographs taken by Mars Global Surveyor suggesting the presence of liquid water on Mars
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