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Great Ideas
For December!!
Pearl
Harbor Day- Dec. 7, 1941 Dept.
of the Navy-Historical Records http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/ History,
survivor reports, and photographs of Pearl Harbor Attack FDR's
"Day of Infamy" Speech to Congress
http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/PTO/EastWind/Infamy.html
ChildFun's
Christmas Pages
Christmas.com's WorldView started in 1994 as an
effort to share how Christmas is
celebrated around the world. This year we've
combined the best music, recipes,
features and information of the past in a new
community based format. http://library.thinkquest.org/10007/text/christ.html http://www.holidays.net/christmas/index.htm
Collection of links for Christmas traditions
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Hanukkah- Dec.
25- Jan. 2, 2006
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Kwanzaa
Dec.26-Jan 1
Celebrated from December 26th to January 1st, it is
based on Nguzo Saba (seven guiding principles), one for each day of the
observance: http://www.officialkwanzaawebsite.org/origins1.html
Winter Solstice-December 22
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/cgi-bin/tour.cgi?link=/the_universe/uts/winter.html&frp=
/windows3.html&cd=false&sw=false&fr=f&art=ok&tour=&back=/search/
search_navigation.html&cdp=/windows3.html&sn=0&edu=elem
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Winter
Solstice explanation for students and adults. This may take a minute to open
but
is worth the wait.
http://www.treasure-troves.com/astro/WinterSolstice.html
This site
contains a Quick-time movie that illustrates the tilt of the Earth's equatorial plane relative to the Sun which is responsible for the seasons.
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Updated:
April 01, 2008
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