DECEMBER 8, 2025 | PRETEND TO BE A TIME TRAVELER DAY | NATIONAL CROSSWORD SOLVERS DAY | NATIONAL BROWNIE DAY
PRETEND TO BE A TIME TRAVELER DAY
Pretend to Be a Time Traveler Day on December 8th encourages us to step from our Tardis or flip open our Omni while wearing clothes from the past. At the same time, we should act appropriately confused by certain technology. #PretendToBeATimeTravelerDay
NATIONAL CROSSWORD SOLVERS DAY
On December 8 we celebrate National Crossword Solvers Day with nearly 50 million people who enjoy solving crossword puzzles. #NationalCrosswordSolversDay
NATIONAL BROWNIE DAY
Each year on December 8th, brownie lovers across the nation enjoy one of their favorite baked goods on National Brownie Day. #NationalBrownieDay
Coming on December 9, 2025
National Days
CHRISTMAS CARD DAY
NATIONAL PASTRY DAY
WEARY WILLIE DAY
Notable Birthdays for December 8
Eli Whitney (1765-1825) - Inventor of the cotton gin.
Luther Prentice Bradley (1822-1910) - Brigadier General for the Union Army.
Robert Bullock (1828-1905) - Brigadier General for the Confederate Army.
William C. Durant (1861-1947) - Founder of General Motors and Chevrolet.
Charles Lincoln Edwards (1863-1937) - Zoologist who studied and discovered five species of copepods (small crustaceans).
E. C. Segar (1894-1938) - Cartoonist who created Popeye.
Adele Simpson 91903-1995) - Fashion designer.
Floyd Tillman (1914-2003) - Country music artist who helped create the Western swing and honky tonk genre.
Jean Ritchie (1922-2015) - Appalachian singer-songwriter who is referred to as the Mother of Folk.
Sammy Davis Jr. (1925-1990) - Actor, singer, and dancer.
Bob Arum (1931-Still Living) - Boxing promoter and founder of Top Rank.
Flip Wilson (1933-1998) - Comedian and host of The Flip Wilson Show.
David Carradine (1936-2009) - Actor who played who played Kwai Chang Caine in the series Kung Fu.
Larry Martin (1943-2013) - Paleontologist who was known for his studies on dinosaur fossils, including Longisquama, Caudipteryx and Dakotaraptor.
Jim Morrison (1943-1971) - Lead singer of the Doors.
Gregg Allman (1947-2017) - Co-founder of the Allman Brothers Band.
Margaret Geller (1947-Still Living) - Astrophysicist who is known as a pioneer of mapping the universe.
Kim Basinger (1953-Still Living) - Multi-award winning actress.
Norman Finkelstein (1953-Still Living) - Author and activist of the Holocaust.
Bob Greene (1958-Still Living) - Creator of the diet and fitness program, Best Life.
Aaron Allston (1960-2014) - Author of the Star Wars novels.
Ann Coulter (1961-Still Living) - Political commentator.
Teri Hatcher (1964-Still Living) - Actress best known for her role as Lois Lane on the t.v. series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.
Corey Taylor (1973-Still Living) - Lead singer of the hard rock band Slipknot.
Ryan Newman (1977-Still Living) - Stock car driver.
Cara Mund (1993-Still Living) - Miss America 2018 who was born in North Dakota.
Memorable Events for December 8
1792 - Henry Laurens becomes the first person to be cremated in the U.S.
1863 - Abraham Lincoln issues his plan for Reconstruction of the South (Amnesty Proclamation).
1886 - The American Federation of Labor is formed.
1936 - The NAACP files a lawsuit that allowed black teacher to make as much money as white teachers.
1941 - President Roosevelt declares December 7 to be "a date which will live in infamy", after declaring war on Japan.
1953 - President Eisenhower delivers his "Atoms for Peace" speech, leading to a program that would supply equipment and information on nuclear power to the world.
1961 - The Space Needle in Seattle is finished after only 8 months after beginning work.
1966 - The U.S. and Russia sign a treaty to prohibit nuclear weapons space.
2013 - Metallica becomes the first band to perform on all seven continents.