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, 1974
Day of Week 1st » TWA Flight 514, a Boeing 727, crashes northwest of Dulles International Airport, killing all 92 people on board.
1st » Harriman State Park plane crash named Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 6231, another Boeing 727, crashes northwest of John F. Kennedy International Airport.
Day of Week 8th » A Greek plebiscite, 1974 named plebiscite results in the abolition of Monarchy of Greece named monarchy in Greece.
Day of Week 13th » Malta becomes a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations.
Day of Week 19th » Nelson Rockefeller is sworn in as Vice President of the United States under President Gerald Ford under the provisions of the twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Day of Week 22nd » Grande Comore, Anjouan and Mohéli Comorian independence referendum, 1974 named vote to become the independent nation of Comoros. Mayotte remains under French administration.
22nd » The house of former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom named British Prime Minister Edward Heath is attacked by members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army known as Provisional IRA.
Day of Week 24th » Cyclone Tracy devastates Darwin, Northern Territory named Darwin, Australia.
Day of Week 25th » Cyclone Tracy devastates Darwin, Northern Territory Australia.
25th » Marshall Fields (White House intruder) named Marshall Fields drives a vehicle through the gates of the White House, resulting in a four-hour standoff.