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Show Iwesits Of December December, the last month of 1980, arrives with happy anticipation anti-cipation of Christmas, homecomings home-comings and celebrations. The children's magic world of Santa San-ta Claus is played out on the anniversry of the birth of Jesus. DECEMBER 7 is the anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, in 1941. Martin Van Buren, 8th president, was born at Kin-derhook, Kin-derhook, N.Y., on the 5th in 1782. Delaware Day falls on the 7th. Wyoming Day is on the 10th and Indiana Day on the, 11th. Washington died on the 14th in 1799. On the 15th in 1791, the Bill of Rights became a part of the United States Constitution. Constitu-tion. The Boston Tea Party was staged on the 16th in 1773. On the 17th in 1903, man made his first flight in an airplane at Kitty Hawk, N.C. On the 19th in 1777, Washington encamped en-camped his 11,000-man army at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, Pennsylva-nia, after the British had occu-. occu-. pied the capital, Philadelphia. THE NATION acquired the Louisiana Purchase on the 20th in 1803. Washington won the Battle of Trenton, N.J. , on ihe 26th in 1776, the turning point of the Revolution. And Woodrow Wilson, 28th presi dent and one of the great presidents, presi-dents, in the view of many, was born at Staunton, Va., on the 28th in 1856. Andrew Johnson, John-son, 17th president, was born at Raleigh, N. C, on the 29th in 1808. |