December 31st on the National Day Calendar®

It is All but Over! Just One More Day and 2025 Will Be Here...  DECEMBER 31, 2024 | NEW YEAR'S EVE | NATIONAL CHAMPAGNE DAY | NO INTERRUPTIONS DAY | MAKE UP YOUR MIND DAY | LEAP SECOND TIME ADJUSTMENT DAY NEW YEAR'S EVE  Every year on December 31st, people around the world celebrate New Year's Eve, the last day of the year. It's a day to say "goodbye" to the old and "hello" to the new. Read all about it...   NATIONAL CHAMPAGNE DAY National Champagne Day recognizes the wine that puts the pop in every New Year's Eve celebration. Discover who Dom Perignon was...   NO INTERRUPTIONS DAY No Interruptions Day on the last workday of the year sets aside the day to get organized for the new year by cleaning up your workspace without interruptions. Are you going to be working...   LEAP SECOND TIME ADJUSTMENT DAY Leap Second Time Adjustment Day is listed as an observance title only. Some years scientists do not make adjustments. But, if they do, then it's done on either June 30 or December 31. Did they do so this year?...   MAKE UP YOUR MIND DAY Each year, Make Up Your Mind Day on December 31st encourages us to quit wavering, to take a side, and follow through with a decision and stick to it. Read more...     Prepare For National Popcorn Day Coming January 19th National Day Calendar recommends the new Popcorn Day book. Book one in a new series of children's books coming out over the next few months:   Sold on Amazon, Fast on delivery!     Coming on January 1, 2025 National Days NEW YEAR'S DAY NATIONAL HANGOVER DAY NATIONAL BLOODY MARY DAY   December 31st Celebrated History   1904 Earlier in 1904, The New York Times moved to 42nd Street along Longacre Square overlooking a growing triangle of commerce. In August, New York City Mayor George McClellan renamed the area Times Square. The newspaper ushered in 1905 with the first New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square.   1911 Marie Curie receives her second Nobel Prize. Her work with radioactivity led to the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.   1983 Mayor Ed Koch appoints Benjamin Ward as New York City Police Commissioner, the first African American to hold the position.   1999 Complying with the 1977 Torrijos-Carter Treaties, the U.S. government transfers control of the Panama Canal to Panama.   2000 Last day of century and the second millennium.   December 31st Celebrated Birthdays   Elizabeth Arden - 1878 Born Florence Nightingale Graham, the entrepreneur opened her first cosmetics salon in 1910 on Fifth Avenue in New York City.   Anthony Hopkins - 1937 The award-winning actor is best-known for his unforgettable role as Dr. Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs. Other memorable performances include Remains of the Day, Legends of the Fall, and Nixon.   Rosalind Cash - 1938 Throughout the actress's more than 30 year career she appeared in many popular television series including Barney Miller, Kojak, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, American Playhouse, Hill Street Blues, The Cosby Show, L.A. Law, The Golden Girls, Family Ties, China Beach, A Different World, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and General Hospital. She also starred in several movies, including The Omega Man in 1971.   John Denver - 1943 The folk music singer-songwriter rose to fame during the 1970s with hit songs "Take Me Home, Country Roads," "Thank God I'm a Country Boy," and "Rocky Mountain High." Enjoy the celebration, The Staff at National Day Calendar View email in your browser.  712 W Main Street ~ Mandan, ND 58554 Manage Subscriptions