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December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 13 days remain until the end of the year.
Hence the earliest possible last week extends from Monday 22 December to Sunday 28 December, the latest possible last week extends from Monday 28 December to Sunday 3 January. If 31 December is on a Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday it is in W01 of the next year. If it is on a Thursday, it is in W53 of the year just ending.
This week was first recognized from 10 to 17 November 2014, under the name Aromantic Awareness Week. In 2015, it was moved to late February and the name was changed to Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week, to be more inclusive of all arospec identities. [9] Aromantic Visibility Day. 5 June.
December 18, 2023 at 3:44 AM. Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters. ... O’Connor, who died earlier this month at the age of 93, will be honored at a pair of private ceremonies this week.
Dec. 18—Monday: A slight chance of rain and snow after 5 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. North wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.
Independence Day. Labor Day. Columbus Day. Veterans Day. Thanksgiving Day. Christmas Day. National holidays in the United States are 11 calendar dates designated by the U.S. federal government as official holidays. On these days non-essential national offices are closed although the employees receive pay. [1]
2023 Jishishan earthquake. At least 127 people are killed and over 720 others are injured by a magnitude 5.9 earthquake in Jishishan, Gansu, China. (AFP via CNA) At least 13 people are killed and at least 88 are injured by an explosion at an oil terminal in Conakry, Guinea. (Reuters)
December is the twelfth and final month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. December, from the Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry. December’s name derives from the Latin word decem (meaning ten) because it was originally the tenth month of the year in the calendar of Romulus c. 750 BC, which began in March.
December 30, 1972 (Saturday) The "Christmas Bombing" of North Vietnam was halted by order of U.S. President Nixon, after the North Vietnamese agreed to resume negotiations with Henry Kissinger beginning on January 8. [92] A total of 20,370 tons of bombs were dropped on North Vietnam over eleven days. [93]
December 18, 1944 (Monday) Typhoon Cobra struck the United States Pacific Fleet and did severe damage to Task Force 38. Destroyers Hull, Monaghan and Spence all foundered in the storm. The typhoon was a significant plot element in Herman Wouk's novel "The Caine Mutiny". Douglas MacArthur was made a five-star general in the U.S. Army.