December 7 Holidays

National Pearl Harbor Day of Remembrance marks December 7, 1941, when the Imperial Japanese Navy launched a surprise attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, killing 2,403 Americans and wounding 1,178 more — the event that brought the United States into World War II. National Cotton Candy Day celebrates the spun sugar confection that William Morrison and John C. Wharton invented and machined at the 1897 Tennessee State Fair — a product they called “Fairy Floss” that has since become a fairground staple on six continents. International Civil Aviation Day was established by the International Civil Aviation Organization to mark December 7, 1944, when the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation was signed — the founding document of modern international air travel governance. Walt Disney Day marks December 5, 1901, the birthday of Walt Disney — the animator, entrepreneur, and theme park builder who founded The Walt Disney Company, created Mickey Mouse in 1928, and built an entertainment empire that now spans film, television, theme parks, and merchandise.