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D ecem ber 24, 2014 }Llorflanh (Obstruer It!< Çortlanh (Ohseruer P u blisher : E d ito r : Established 1970 Mark Washington, Sr. l ' |CB ir"in C° nSent °* ‘he gcneral manager, unless the client has purchased the composition of such ad. © 2008 THE PORT- RESERVED. REPRODUCTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART WITHOUT PERMISSION IS PROHIBITED The NariÔTal a Ï T " 7 ° n’S ° ldeS‘ Mul,iCUhUral ^ a t i o n - i s a member of the National Newspaper Association-Founded in .885, and The Na,tonal Advert,s,ng Représentât,ve Amalgamated Publishers, Inc, New York, NY. and The West Coast Black Publishers Association P rt, m P aul N e u fe ld t O ffice M anaoer /C lassifieds : A dvertising M anager : u Lucinda Baldwin Leonard Latin news@portlandobserver.com R eporter /P hotographer Olivia Olivia MONDAY 4 7 4 7 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Portland, OR 97211 L A N D n R S F ttV F » ' l Rakeem Washington C reative D irector : USPS 9 5 9 -6 8 0 The Portland Observer welcomes freelance subm.ssions. Manuscripts and photographs should be clearly labeled and will be returned if accompanied LyrMma , "henVeiOPe A" Created deSig" diSP*ay adS becomc 80,6 pn,perty Of “ * "ewspaper “ «* - ^ e r publications or M ich a el L eig h to n E xecutive D irector : Page 13 TUESDAY CALL 503-288-0033 FAX 503-288-0015 ads@portlandobserver.com P ostmaster : Send address changes to Portland Observer, PO Box 3 1 3 7 , Portland, OR9 7 2 0 8 WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY 22 First Christmas Lights sold in 1882 Mercury Thermometet Was Invented in 1714 23 25 26 27 €> Roots Day Christmas Eve Christmas Federal Reserve System established (1913) Kwanzaa Begins Visit the Zoo Day National Egg Nog Day Card Playing Day National Pumpkin Pie Day Boxing Day World Bank created (1945) National Chocolate Day U.S. Golf Association Founded (1894) 29 Texas became the 28th state (1845) 24 Apollo 8 reached the moon (1968) 30 Tiger Woods bom, 1975 Author Rudyard Kipling bom, 1865 National Whiners Day Chewing Gum Patented in 1869 31 New Year’s Eve Artist Henri Matisse bom, 1869 H H M M N I C alendar for January 4l O Trivia Day Isaac Newton bom, 1643 Jakob Grimm bom, 1785 11 First Woman Governor Inaugu rated 1925. (Nellie Ross, Wyoming's Governor) George Washington Carver Recognition Day 12 New Years Day Betsy Ross bom, 1752 Paul Revere bom 1735 Crosby Bonsall bom, 1921 Boo Boo Bear's Birthday (Yogi the Bear's little buddy) z Bean Day Poet Carl Sandburg bom, 1878 Epiphany (Christian Holiday) First U.S. Presiden tial Election held, 1789 13 Elvis Presley bom, 1935 Old Rock Day Secret Pal Day Work Harder Day Poetry Break Day Milk Day Milk delivered in bottles fo r the first time, 1878. Author Jack London bom, 1876 Rubber Duckie's Birthday (Sesame Street Character) Make Your Dreams Come True Day The Revolutionary War ended (1784)- Festival Of Sleep Day J.R.R. Tolkien bom, 1892 1st U.S. Balloon Flight (1793) Remy Charlip bom, 1929 National Apricot Day First Meeting o f United Nations General Assembly in London, 1946 National Static Electricity Day 14 Drinking Straw Patented, 1888. 1 t / Sherlock Holmes bom, 1854 a Isaac Asimov bom 1920 (Writer) 15 16 First Super Bowl Played in 1967. Green Bay (35) defeated Kansas City (10). Prohibition began in 1920 Hat Day — first top hat was worn (1797) National Nothing Day Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) bom, 1942 Benjamin Franklin bom, 1706 • • Shari Lewis bom, 1934
