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- Day of Ancient Briton
- Feast of the Fairy Godmothers (Fairy)
- National Maple Syrup Day
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Christian holidays
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anniversaries
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- Clean Air Act is enacted (1963)
- Pan American Aviation Day / Wright Brother's Day - honors anniversary of the first powered flight by Orville and Wilbur Wright near Kitty Hawk,
North Carolina (1903)
- Underdog Day
- Saturnalia (17-23) - ancient Roman celebration that was the pagan precursor to our modern Christmas celebration. A fertility rite honoring
Saturn, the planter god, Saturnalia was marked with the suspension of daily social conventions (much like the modern Mardi Gras), and presents of
wax fruit, candles, and dolls were given
- Underdog Day and National Maple Syrup Day
- Aztec Calendar Stone Discovery Anniversary: 1790 http://www.azteccalendar.com/
- Clean Air Act passed by Congress Anniversary: 1967. The Plain English Guide to the Clean Air Act: http://www.epa.gov/oar/oaqps/peg_caa/pegcaain.html
- Underdog Day and National Maple Syrup Day
- Feast of Babaluaiye (Santerian)
- National Day of Hindu Fest of Dussehra - Bhutan
- Bolivar Day, 1830 - Venezuela
- National Day, 1907 - Bhutan
- National Day in Bhutan
- National Holiday of Bhutan
- 'The United Nations: Come Along With Me!' book by Nane Wallenberg Annan published to benefit UNICEF 2000.
- December 17 - One-Way Street Day - New York City created the first one-way street in 1791.
- December 17 - Wright Brothers Day - Celebrations of Wilbur and Orville Wright, the first men to fly a powered, heavier-than-air machine, are held
in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, and in Dayton, Ohio.
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- Saturnalia begins - in Rome, and ancient festival honoring Saturn, the planter god. The popular festivities will last through December 23
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- Day 351, with 14 days remaining in the year
- 2001 A. D.: Monday
- 2002 A. D.: Tuesday
- 2003 A. D.: Wednesday
- 2004 A. D.: Friday
- 2005 A. D.: Saturday
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- 2006 A. D.: Sunday
- 2007 A. D.: Monday
- 2008 A. D.: Wednesday
- 2009 A. D.: Thursday
- 2010 A. D.: Friday
- 2011 A. D.: Saturday
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