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, 1990
Day of Week 1st » Channel Tunnel sections started from the United Kingdom and France meet 40 metres beneath the seabed.
Day of Week 3rd » At Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Northwest Airlines Flight 1482 collides with Northwest Airlines Flight 299 on the runway, killing seven passengers and one crew member aboard flight 1482.
Day of Week 11th » Demonstrations by students and workers across Albania begin, which eventually triggers the fall of communism in Albania.
Day of Week 22nd » Final independence of Marshall Islands and Federated States of Micronesia after termination of United Nations Trusteeship Council e.g trusteeship.
22nd » The Croatian Parliament adopts the current Constitution of Croatia.