Idortlanb Observer December II, 2013 Page 15 ■»* * SUNDAY MONDAY 1 Eat a Red Apple Day Rosa Parks Day on this day in 1955 she refused to give up her seat. World AIDS Day • Underdog Day David McCord bom, 1897 Texas became the 28th state (1845) 5 SATURDAY 6 David Macaulay bom, 1946 National Fritters Day Artist Georges Seurat bom, 1859 Munro Leaf bom, 1905 National Cookie Day Wear Brown Shoes Day Phonograph Invented (1877) 9 10 11 12 13 Rumer Godden bom, 1907 Human Rights Day Emily Dickinson bom, 1830 UNICEF Anniversary Established in 1946 Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock (1620) Hovercraft Patented (1955) Marconi's radio signal crossed the Atlantic (1901) National Cocoa Day Susan B. Anthony dollar coined in 1970 18 19 20 21 Eve Bunting bom, 1928 Oatmeal Muffin Day Dickens' A Christmas Carol published in 1843 Games Day Electric Light demon­ strated in 1879 First Day of Winter First Crossword Puzzle in a Newspa- per(1913) National Flashlight Day 25 26 27 28 Boxing Day Kwanzaa Begins National Whiners Day Ball-Bearing Roller Skates Patented in 1884 First Christmas Seals Issued in 1907 16 o Beethoven's Birthday (1770) Boston Tea Party Anniversary (1773) Las Posadas National Chocolate Covered Day 22 First Christmas Lights sold in 1882 Mercury Thermometer Was Invented in 1714 4 FRIDAY International Day of Persons with Disabilities National Roof-Over- Your-Head Day First successful heart transplant (1967) 15 Bill of Rights Day WEDNESDAY THURSDAY 2 8 James Thurber bom, 1894 National Brownie Day Inventor Eli Whitney bom, 1765 TUESDAY 23 Roots Day 17 Wright Brother's First Flight (1903) National Maple Syrup Day Wear a Plunger On Your Head Day Baseball great Ty Cobb bom, 1886 24 » Federal Reserve System established (1913) Christmas Eve Christmas National Egg Nog Day Apollo 8 reached the moon (1968) National Pumpkin Pie Tiger Woods bom, 1975 Author Rudyard Kipling bom, 1865 New Year's Eve Walter Elias (Walt) Disney's Birthday bom, 1901 Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955) Ira Gershwin's Birthday bom, 1896 St. Nicholas Day 13th Amendment abolishing slavery, ratified (1865) Ingri dAulaire bom, 1904 Visit the Zoo Day World Bank created (1945) National Cotton Candy Day Pearl Harbor Remem­ brance Day (1941) 14 First Miniature Golf Course Opened in 1929 South Pole Discov­ ered in 1911 Card Playing Day Iowa became the 29th state ( 1846) National Chocolate Day AACC AFRICAN-AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Artist Henri Matisse bom, 1869 Portland Observer is a proud member of the ÁACC Your B ud g e t is o u r m is s io n 7' BUDGET INSURANCE E N T E R P R IS E S . L L C DANNY CHAN X DURAN BEASLEY At Budget we work with many insurance companies to find the best fit for your needs and to fit your Budget. Call today for a free quote! AUTO HOME LIFE BUSINESS HEALTH 503 515 4377 » Fax 503 610 7011 Office 503 254 7188 1710 NE 82nd Ave Portland, OR 97220 Independent agents serving Oregon & Washington