December (Roman month) December (Roman month) December (from Latin "decem", "ten") or mensis December was originally the tenth month of the Roman calendar, following November ("novem", "nine") and preceding Ianuarius. It had 29 days. When the calendar was reformed to create a 12-month year starting in Ianuarius, December became the twelfth month, but retained its name, as did the other numbered months from Quintilis (July) through December. Its length was increased to 31 days under the Julian calendar reform. The Romans did not number days of a month sequentially from the first day through the last. Instead, they counted back from the three
DuPont Show of the Month Shakespeare's "Hamlet" immediately following its brief run on Broadway. Sally Benson's "Junior Miss", on Broadway from 1941 to 1943 came to television on December 20, 1957, as a production of "DuPont Show of the Month". Carol Lynley had the lead role of Judy Graves with Don Ameche and Joan Bennett as her parents and Susanne Sidney as Fuffy Adams. Others in the cast were Diana Lynn, Paul Ford, Jill St. John and David Wayne. DuPont Show of the Month DuPont Show of the Month was a 90-minute television anthology series that aired monthly on CBS from 1957 to 1961. The