Bakers Dozen

Days of Infamy, Since December 7th is Upon Us

  1. 07 Dec 1941: Japan attacks Pearl Harbor
  2. 15 Mar 44BCE: Julius Caesar assassinated. Beware the Ides of March.
  3. 22 Nov 1963: Assassination of JFK
  4. 11 Sep 2001: destruction of the World Trade Center in NYC and a section of the Pentagon in Washington D.C.
  5. 06 Mar 1836: Remember the Alamo.
  6. 26 Feb 1993: World Trade Center bombing, NYC
  7. 14 Dec 2012: Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, resulting in 28 dead (including the shooter)
  8. 15 Apr 1865: Assassination of Pres. Lincoln
  9. 02 Dec 2015: San Bernardino shooting
  10. 30 Jan 1933: Adolf Hitler appointed Chancellor of Germany
  11. 19 Apr 1995: Oklahoma City bombing
  12. 23 Oct 1983: Beirut bombing of USMC barracks
  13. 7 July 2005: London subway bombings

Next Up: December holidays:

  1. Yule (winter solstice) - December 22nd

Are there 13+ holidays in a 31-day month?

December holidays:

  1. Yule (winter solstice) - December 22nd
  2. Christmas - December 25th.

December holidays:

  1. Yule (winter solstice) - December 22nd
  2. Christmas - December 25th.
  3. Hanukkah - December 6 - 13

December holidays:

  1. Yule (winter solstice) - December 22nd
  2. Christmas - December 25th.
  3. Hanukkah - December 6 - 13
  4. Festivus - December 23

December holidays:

  1. Yule (winter solstice) - December 22nd
  2. Christmas - December 25th.
  3. Hanukkah - December 6 - 13
  4. Festivus - December 23
  5. Kwanzaa, starting December 26

December holidays:

  1. Yule (winter solstice) - December 22nd
  2. Christmas - December 25th.
  3. Hanukkah - December 6 - 13
  4. Festivus - December 23
  5. Kwanzaa, starting December 26
  6. Hogmanay - December 31

December holidays:

  1. Yule (winter solstice) - December 22nd
  2. Christmas - December 25th.
  3. Hanukkah - December 6 - 13
  4. Festivus - December 23
  5. Kwanzaa, starting December 26
  6. Hogmanay - December 31
  7. Boxing Day - December 26

December holidays:

  1. Yule (winter solstice) - December 22nd
  2. Christmas - December 25th.
  3. Hanukkah - December 6 - 13
  4. Festivus - December 23
  5. Kwanzaa, starting December 26
  6. Hogmanay - December 31
  7. Boxing Day - December 26
  8. Independence day - December 16 (Kazakhstan)

December holidays:

  1. Yule (winter solstice) - December 22nd
  2. Christmas - December 25th.
  3. Hanukkah - December 6 - 13
  4. Festivus - December 23
  5. Kwanzaa, starting December 26
  6. Hogmanay - December 31
  7. Boxing Day - December 26
  8. Independence day - December 16 (Kazakhstan)
  9. New Year’s Eve - December 31

December holidays:

  1. Yule (winter solstice) - December 22nd
  2. Christmas - December 25th.
  3. Hanukkah - December 6 - 13
  4. Festivus - December 23
  5. Kwanzaa, starting December 26
  6. Hogmanay - December 31
  7. Boxing Day - December 26
  8. Independence day - December 16 (Kazakhstan)
  9. New Year’s Eve - December 31
  10. Feast of the Immaculate Conception (Catholic holy day of obligation) - December 8

December holidays:

  1. Yule (winter solstice) - December 22nd
  2. Christmas - December 25th.
  3. Hanukkah - December 6 - 13
  4. Festivus - December 23
  5. Kwanzaa, starting December 26
  6. Hogmanay - December 31
  7. Boxing Day - December 26
  8. Independence day - December 16 (Kazakhstan)
  9. New Year’s Eve - December 31
  10. Feast of the Immaculate Conception (Catholic holy day of obligation) - December 8
  11. Feast of St. Stephen - December 26 (see Good King Wenceslas for details)

December holidays:

  1. Yule (winter solstice) - December 22nd
  2. Christmas - December 25th.
  3. Hanukkah - December 6 - 13
  4. Festivus - December 23
  5. Kwanzaa, starting December 26
  6. Hogmanay - December 31
  7. Boxing Day - December 26
  8. Independence day - December 16 (Kazakhstan)
  9. New Year’s Eve - December 31
  10. Feast of the Immaculate Conception (Catholic holy day of obligation) - December 8
  11. Feast of St. Stephen - December 26 (see Good King Wenceslas for details)
  12. Homecoming Day, Alderney, Channel Islands - December 15

December holidays:

  1. Yule (winter solstice) - December 22nd
  2. Christmas - December 25th.
  3. Hanukkah - December 6 - 13
  4. Festivus - December 23
  5. Kwanzaa, starting December 26
  6. Hogmanay - December 31
  7. Boxing Day - December 26
  8. Independence day - December 16 (Kazakhstan)
  9. New Year’s Eve - December 31
  10. Feast of the Immaculate Conception (Catholic holy day of obligation) - December 8
  11. Feast of St. Stephen - December 26 (see Good King Wenceslas for details)
  12. Homecoming Day, Alderney, Channel Islands - December 15
  13. Virgin of Caacupé Day, December 6, Paraguay.

Next:

Stupid things that won’t go away.

  1. Aerial TV coverage, by blimp ,of events in domed stadiums.

Stupid things that won’t go away

  1. Aerial TV coverage, by blimp, of events in domed stadiums.
  2. People running red lights willy-nilly

Stupid things that won’t go away

  1. Aerial TV coverage, by blimp, of events in domed stadiums.
  2. People running red lights willy-nilly
  3. Car “infotainment” systems.

Stupid things that won’t go away

  1. Aerial TV coverage, by blimp, of events in domed stadiums.
  2. People running red lights willy-nilly
  3. Car “infotainment” systems.
  4. The Kardashians.

Stupid things that won’t go away

  1. Aerial TV coverage, by blimp, of events in domed stadiums.
  2. People running red lights willy-nilly
  3. Car “infotainment” systems.
  4. The Kardashians.
  5. Scripted reality shows

Stupid things that won’t go away

  1. Aerial TV coverage, by blimp, of events in domed stadiums.
  2. People running red lights willy-nilly
  3. Car “infotainment” systems.
  4. The Kardashians.
  5. Scripted reality shows
  6. Perky, pretty, brainless sideline reporters at football games

Stupid things that won’t go away

  1. Aerial TV coverage, by blimp, of events in domed stadiums.
  2. People running red lights willy-nilly
  3. Car “infotainment” systems.
  4. The Kardashians.
  5. Scripted reality shows
  6. Perky, pretty, brainless sideline reporters at football games
  7. Cheerleaders at pro sports