Stats for Stories: December 2022 and January 2023

Official U.S. stats to help you tell stories about the FIFA World Cup, Miners, Pearl Harbor, Delaware, Mississippi and more.

December 2022 & January 2023 STATS FOR STORIES (SFS) The FIFA World Cup enters the Round of 16 and Team USA is in, facing the Netherlands on Saturday. Tuesday is Miners Day. Wednesday is Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. States celebrating anniversaries of statehood include Delaware (the First State) and Mississippi. FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: Nov. 20 – Dec. 18 United States vs Netherlands: Dec. 3 at 10 am ET The Group Stage of 32 teams has ended. Saturday begins the Round of 16. The U.S. team is in, facing the Netherlands, runner up in 2010, 1978, and 1974, and 3rd place in 2014. The best U.S. finish was 3rd in 1930, the first FIFA World Cup. More Stats National Miners Day: December 6 Q2 2022 Quarterly Financial Report found mining corporations had unadjusted sales of $146.9B, up $68.5B from Q2 2021, and up $27.7B from Q1 sales of $119.1B. Stats Here National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: December 7 According to the 2021 American Community Survey, of the 16.5 million veterans in the U.S., 4.0 million were 75 years and older, and 182,603 were WWII veterans. Get Stats Delaware 235th Anniversary of Statehood (1787): December 7 Delaware ratified the U.S. Constitution on December 7, 1787. It was the first of the original 13 colonies to join the Union and is thus known as "The First State." More Stats Mississippi 205th Anniversary of Statehood (1817): December 10 Mississippi was admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, as the 20th state, with generally the same boundary as the present state. Stats Here All Stats for Stories for December 2022: National Miners Day: December 6 National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day (1941): December 7 Delaware 235th Anniversary of Statehood (1787): December 7 Mississippi 205th Anniversary of Statehood (1817): December 10 Pennsylvania 235th Anniversary of Statehood (1787): December 12 Bill of Rights Day (1791): December 15 Virginia 245th Anniversary of Ratifying the Articles of Confederation (1777): December 16 Wright Brothers Day (1903): December 17 New Jersey 235th Anniversary of Statehood (1787): December 18 National Homeless Persons' Memorial Day: December 21 All Stats for Stories for January 2023: National Hot Tea Month: January National Poverty in America Awareness Month: January New Year's Day: January 1 Georgia 235th Anniversary of Statehood (1788): January 2 Connecticut 235th Anniversary of Statehood (1788): January 9 National Milk Day: January 11 National Pharmacist Day: January 12 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: January 16 Popcorn Day: January 19 Spouses Day: January 26   Help us spread the word about Census Bureau data! Share this on social media or forward it to a friend. Share This About Stats for Stories Stats for Stories (SFS) links you to U.S. Census Bureau statistics about current events, observances, holidays and anniversaries. These newsworthy and timely stats will help bring your stories to life.

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