Second week of December, 2018 Calendar with holidays, observances and special days

Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple (the Second Temple) in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid E..→

The annual observance of the International Day of Disabled Persons was proclaimed in 1992 (A/RES/47/3, 37th plenary meeting, 14 October 1992), by the United Nations Gener..→

96% of volunteers say that it “makes people happier”. The experience of helping others provides meaning, a sense of self-worth, a social role and health enhancement. If y..→

Soil is a living system, has 6 layers called horizons O, A, E, B, C and R. It acts as a filter for underground water, filtering out pollutants. There are more microorgani..→

In fact, there is an entire food industry based on this one appliance. Today, over 90% of American households own a microwave oven. In 1942, a man named Dr. Percy Spence..→

These are some fun facts about Boeing Commercial jetliners: the 737 is the best-selling commercial jetliner of all time; the Boeing 747 (all versions) have traveled an es..→

On Sunday morning at 7:55 A.M., December 7, 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service (forces were led by Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo) attacked Naval Station Pearl Har..→

The Northern Mariana Islands are composed of volcanic rock, the southern islands of madrepore limestone covering a volcanic base.There are active volcanoes, and the islan..→

And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of D..→

The tradition is a carryover from 1825 and 1834, when Guam’s faithful made a "promesa" (promise) to hold a procession in Mary’s honor after a series of devastat..→

Somalia is the world’s most corrupt nation, according to Transparency International’s 2010 Corruption Perception Index. The Kremlin has Russia’s corruption problem fully ..→

The Genocide Convention (article 2) defines genocide as "any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racia..→