Anniversaries, Holidays, & Observances for December 19, 2021
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Many days there are far too many anniversaries, holidays, and observances to post about individually on social media, so in an effort to have more of them available, LLPHP is going to experiment with posting them daily. If there are other items you feel should be included, please email contact@llphp.org and share!
Please note all holidays and observances listed as “National” days are American holidays and observances unless it is stated otherwise.
On This Day
- 1551: The Dutch West coast was hit by a hurricane
- 1910: Baltimore became the first US city to pass an ordinance requiring white and black residential areas
- 1962: Nyasaland seceded from Rhodesia and Nyasaland
- 1980: Anguilla became a British dependency separate from St Kitts
- 1998: The US House of Representatives voted to impeach President Bill Clinton
- 2007: The Lakotah people, a Native American tribe, proclaimed independence and withdrew from all their treaties with the United States, stating they were establishing the Republic of Lakotah as a separate country
- 2019: The Australian State of New South Wales announced a 7-day state of emergency amid extreme heat and over 100 bushfires that had burned for two months
Weekly Holidays and Observances including December 19, 2021
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December Monthly Holidays and Observances
- National Drink and Drugged Driving Prevention Month
- National Impaired Driving Prevention Month
- National Write A Business Plan Month
- Seasonal Depression Awareness Month
- Spiritual Literacy Month
- Universal Human Rights Month