The Brookston Almanac

Winter Month
Hi Neighbor Month
National Closed Caption TV Month
National Stress-Free Family Holidays Month
Read A New Book Month
Safe Toys and Gifts Month
Universal Human Rights Month
Bingo’s Birthday Month
International Olde Frothingslosh Month

9th Day of Dhul-Hijjah, 12th Islamic month; Waqfat Arafat
10th Day of Dhul-Hijjah, 12th Islamic month; Eid al-adha (Feast of Sacrifice)
Full Moon Day of the 1st lunar month; Sangamitta Day (Sri Lanka)
Sometime during 11th or 12th Chinese month (@ Dec/Jan); Ta Chiu (Hong Kong)
Sometime in early December; MADD International Candlelight Vigil of Remembrance and Hope
Sometime between Advent & January 6th; Midwinter Horn Blowing (Netherlands)
Sometime during a deep snowfall after Christmas but before Easter; Kulig (Poland)

Theatre Day
Festival of Poseidon (Greek God of Sea & Rebirth)
National Pie Day
Festival of Poseidon
Carnival of Celendonia (Fairy)
St. Edmund Campion’s Day (patron of printers)
International Prisoners for Peace Day
Macau Independence Day
Iceland Independence Day
Central African Republic Independence Day
Portugal Independence Day
Mocidade Day (Portugal)
Bizarre Bazaar
Eat A Red Apple Day
Kalends of December
Becky Thatcher Day
Romania National Day
World AIDS Day (UN)
Rosa Parks Day
St. Eloy’s Day (patron of coin collectors, garage & gas station workers, horses, smiths)
Matilda Newport Day (Liberia)
St. Eligius’ Day (patron of jewelers, veterinarians, cutlers, locksmiths, clockmakers, toolmakers, cab drivers, farmers, jockeys, carriage makers, labourers)

Woody Allen
Giuseppe Sarti
Richard Pryor
Carol Alt
Oliver Willcott
Mary Martin
Lee Trevino
Alicia Markova
Rex Stout
Minoru Yamasaki
Kristeen Arnold
Julia A. Davis Moore
Morris “Red” Badgro
Gary Panter
Stephen Poliakoff
John Densmore
Walter Alston
Steve Walsh
Roynell Young
Bette Midler
Charlene Tilton
Lou Rawls
George Foster

Oxygen atmosphere formed on Earth (Sagan calendar)
X-Rays discovered
1st Gas Station opened (1913)
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus (1955)
1st Skywriting demonstration
Candide published
Sandra Dee and Bobby Darin eloped (1960)
1st Corn Husking Contest held
Civil Air Patrol founded
Yukon Order of Pioneers founded (1894)
1st Neon Lights lit up
Archie comic strip began (1941)
Chunnel workers met in the middle (1990)
La Guardia Airport opened
1st Christmas Club established (1909)
Henry I died from a fish overdose (1135)
Gone with the Wind premiered (1939)
Iceland became an independent state from Denmark (1918)
Harry Chapin’s Cats in the Cradle reached No. 1 (1974)
1st Land speed record set (39.24 mph; 1898)
British Cape Colony’s slaves freed, outraging Boer farmers (1834)
1st Woman sworn in as Member of Parliament (UK; 1919)
Portugal expelled Spain and regained its independence (1640)
12 nations signed a treaty preserving Antarctica for scientific research (1959)
Muhammed Ali saw a UFO while jogging in Central Park (1971)
Tunnel under the English Channel connected (1990)
Denmark passed an act giving independence to Iceland (1918)
Felix & Oscar appeared on Password (on the Odd Couple; 1972)
Lincoln Saving & Loan Board of Directors approved acquisition by Charles Keating (1983)
East Germany voted to end the Communist Party’s monopoly of power (1989)
Michelob bottles 1st sold (1961)

Frank Steil Brewing, Maryland (1900)
Hudson County Consumers Brewing, New Jersey (1901)
Salt Lake Brewing, Utah (1984)
Thomas Kemper Brewing, Washington (1984)
Okanagan Springs Brewery, Canada (1985)
D.L. Geary Brewing, Maine (1986)
Lord Nelson Brewery Hotel, Australia (1986)
Pete’s Wicked Brewing, California (1986)
Big Time Brewing, Washington (1988)
Grand Ridge Brewing, Australia (1988)
Kieler Brauerei, Germany (1988)
Black Mountain Brewing/Ed’s Cave Creek, Arizona (1989)
Heritage Brewing, California (1989)
Pink Elephant Brewery, New Zealand (1990)
Minnesota Brewing, Minnesota (1991)
Rock Bottom #1, Colorado (1991)
Brewery at Lake Tahoe, California (1992)
Hangtown Brewery, California (1992)
Giatt Brothers Brewing, Canada (1993)
Northen Lights Brewing, Washington (1993)
Union Station Brewing, Rhode Island (1993)
Waterloo Brewing, Texas (1993)
Feathers Brewing, Canada (1994)
Long Island Brewing, New York (1994)
Galveston Brewery, Texas (1995)
Grebbestad Bryggeri, Sweden (1995)
Wilmington Brewing, North Carolina (1995)
Brass Ring Brewing, California (1996)
Dublin Brewing, Ireland (1996)
Huske Hardware House Brewing, North Carolina (1996)
King George Brewery, Georgia (1996)
La Fourche Brewing, Louisiana (1996)
Live Oak Brewing, Texas (1996)
Macau Brewing, Macau (1996)
Old North State Brewing, North Carolina (1996)
Skewers Brewpub, California (1996)
Sonora Brewing, Arizona (1996)
Volcano Brewery, New Mexico (1996)
Brasserie d Sainr Amand, France (1997)
Double Barrel Brewing, South Carolina (1997)
Foundry Ale Works, Pennsylvania (1997)
Park City Brewing, Utah (1997)
Railway Brewing, Alaska (1997)
Sagan Beer, Japan (1997)
Sunshine Coast Brewery, Australia (1997)
Mac & Jack’s Brewery, Washington (1998)
Maxwell’s Brewery & Pub, Washington (1998)
Race Book Brew Pub, Connecticut (1998)
Blue Frog Grog & Grill, California (1999)
Gem of the Sea Brewing, California (1999)
Holgate Brewhouse, Australia (1999)
Pearl Street Brewing, Wisconsin (1999)
Back Street Brewery, California (2001)