TodayOn this dayDecember 13
On this day
Good news on December 13.
Positive things that happened on December 13, with 2 verified milestones. Each milestone links to the source it was checked against.
Verified milestones
Scientific firsts, civil-rights wins, conservation, medicine, kindness, and other good news. Checked against the linked source.
1769
Dartmouth College received its royal charter on December 13, 1769.
For a read-aloud. Dartmouth College received the charter that started the school.
1972
The last moonwalk of Apollo 17 began on December 13, 1972. NASA says that flight was the last mission to land people on the Moon.
For a read-aloud. Astronauts began the last moonwalk of the Apollo program.
For the classroom
Two questions a teacher can use as a warm-up. This page is for an adult to read with a class.
- What school rule would you want a charter to protect?
- What would you look for on a last walk somewhere extraordinary?
From the archive
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When a story is published on December 13, it will be listed here with the milestones above.