Anniversaries, Holidays, & Observances for December 23, 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 here. 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
- Festivus
- Human Light Celebration
- 1913: US President Woodrow Wilson signed the Federal Reserve Act into law, creating the federal reserve system and implementing central banking in the US
- 1920: The Government of Ireland Act / Home Rule Act was passed partitioning Ireland
- 1964: India and Ceylon were hit by a cyclone, killing about 4,850 people
- 1990: Slovenians voted to secede from Yugoslavia
- 2004: Macquarie Island in the Southwestern Pacific Ocean was hit by a magnitude 8.1 earthquake
Weekly Holidays and Observances including December 23, 2021
- n/a
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
