Special points of interest about December:
· In early Roman calendars, December was the 10th month., until January and February were added.
· The name December comes from the Latin word for 10.
· Until 46 A.D., December had only 29 days, but that year Julius Caesar added two more to give December 31 days.
· Texas was admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845.
· December is Universal Human Rights Month.
· More than 2,300 Americans were killed at Pearl Harbor’s U.S. Naval Base during this month in 1941 when the U.S. was attacked by Japanese pilots.