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, 1962
Day of Week 8th » Workers at four New York City newspapers (this later increases to nine) 1962–63 New York City newspaper strike known as go on strike for 114 days.
Day of Week 9th » The Petrified Forest National Park is established in Arizona.
Day of Week 11th » Arthur Lucas, convicted of murder, is the last person to be executed in Canada.
Day of Week 13th » NASA launches 'Relay program Relay 1 e.g Relay 1', the first active repeater communications satellite in orbit.
8th » Marty Friedman, American-Japanese guitarist, songwriter, and television host (Megadeth, Cacophony (band) or Cacophony, and Hawaii (band) or Hawaii)
8th » Nikos Karageorgiou, Greek footballer and manager
8th » Wendell Pierce, American actor
9th » Felicity Huffman, American actress and producer