Anniversaries, Holidays, & Observances for December 31, 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
- New Years Eve
- Universal Hour of Peace Day
- No Interruptions Day
- Make Up Your Mind Day
- World Peace Meditation Day
- 1492: 100,000 Jews were expelled from Sicily
- 1564: Willem van Orange demanded freedom of conscience/religion
- 1695: A window tax was imposed in England, causing many shopkeepers to brick up their windows to avoid the tax
- 1783: The import of African slaves was banned by all of the Northern US states
- 1924: Italian Fascist Mussolini ordered the suppression of opposition newspapers
- 1974: Private ownership of gold by US citizens became legal again
- 1983: Brunei gained complete independence from Britain
- 1991: The Communist Party of Netherlands (CPN) had it’s last day of existence
- 1994: The Anti-Apartheid Group of Netherlands (AABN) disbanded
Weekly Holidays and Observances including December 31, 2021
- It’s About Time Week (December 25-31)
- Kwanzaa (December 26-January 1, 2022)
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