A day can be good, bad, or even the happiest one of our lives. What makes it special isn’t just remembering the past but reliving it, because days don’t simply pass; they shape us. Every laugh, every pain, every small moment leaves something behind. Even an embarrassing memory, like slipping and falling in front of a crowd, becomes something you can smile about later. Every second turns into a memory, and every moment adds a new layer to who we are. Just as each sunrise brings something new, every day carries traces of the ones before it, the shadows, the lessons, and the sparks.
With that spirit, let’s look back at some moments and history from December 9, ready to relive and reimagine them once more.
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The United Nations declared anti-Semitism
In 1998, on this day, the United Nations General Assembly declared anti-Semitism a form of racism. recognizing it as discrimination rooted in prejudice and hatred toward Jewish people.
Smallpox eradicated after 10 years of long fight
On this day in 1979, after a 10-year-long fight, of World Health Organization began the global vaccination program against smallpox, and the disease was officially declared eradicated.
The Peanuts gang started to light up the holidays
In 1965, A Charlie Brown Christmas, an animated program featuring characters from Charles Schulz's iconic Peanuts comic strip, premiered on American television and quickly became a holiday favorite.
A landmark moment in Tanzania’s history
In 1961, Tanganyika gained independence, with Julius Nyerere as its first prime minister, and in 1964, it merged with Zanzibar to form Tanzania.
South Korea’s landmark constitutional decision
In response to accusations of corruption, the National Assembly of South Korea impeached President Park Geun-Hye; she resigned the following year after the Constitutional Court of the nation upheld the parliamentary ruling.
These are some of the key incidents from December 9.
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As December drifted in softly, it also brought the winter’s chill. From the very start, the month holds the power to shape how the entire year will end. Its calm, unhurried days invite us to pause, reflect, and complete what we once began. Bathed in gentle winter light and cool, quiet air, December reminds us that the closing chapters of a year often define its story more than we realise.
