December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars. It is one of seven months with the length of 31 days. December is the first month of meteorological winter in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, December is the seasonal equivalent to June in the Northern hemisphere, which is the first month of summer. December is the month with the shortest daylight hours of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and the longest daylight hours of the year in the Southern Hemisphere.
December symbols: Its birth flower is the narcissus. The birthstones of December are the turquoise, zircon, and tanzanite. The zodiac signs for the month of December are Sagittarius (until December 21) and Capricorn (December 22 onwards).
Historical Events for December, 1845
Day of Week 2nd » Manifest Destiny: In a State of the Union address named State of the Union message, U.S. President James K. Polk proposes that the United States should aggressively expand into the West.
Day of Week 27th » Diethyl ether known as Ether anesthetic is used for childbirth for the first time by Dr. Crawford Long in Jefferson, Georgia.
Day of Week 29th » In accordance with International Boundary delimitation, United States annexes the Republic of Texas, following the manifest destiny doctrine. The Republic of Texas, which had been independent since the Texas Revolution of 1836, is thereupon admitted as
Famous Birthdays on December in 1845
9th » Joel Chandler Harris, American journalist and author (d. 1908)
12th » Bruce Price, American architect, designed the American Surety Building and Bank of the Metropolis (d. 1903)