January Events Calendar for Educators

New Year's Day

Betsy Ross born, 1752

Paul Revere born, 1735.

Ellis Island Opened, 1892

Isaac Asimov, Astronomer, born, 1920

Crosby Bonsall

Boo Boo Bear's Birthday (Yogi the Bear's little buddy)

Drinking Straw Patented, 1888.

Festival Of Sleep Day

J.R.R. Tolkien born, 1892.

Trivia Day

Isaac Newton born, 1643

Jakob Grimm born, 1785.

Louis Braille born, 1809.

First Woman Governor Inaugurated 1925 inauguration of Nellie Ross as Wyoming's Governor.

George Washington Carver Recognition Day

National Bird Day

Bean Day

Poet Carl Sandburg born, 1878

Epiphany

Sherlock Holmes

First U.S. Presidential Election held, 1789

Old Rock Day

Elvis Presley born, 1935

Clyde Robert Bulla

1st U.S. Balloon Flight, 1793

National Apricot Day

National Static Electricity Day

Secret Pal Day

Remy Charlip

First Meeting of United Nations General Assembly in London, 1946

Milk Day Milk delivered in bottles for the first time, 1878.

Amelia Earhart, adventurer, flew solo across the Pacific Ocean, 1935

Work Harder Day

Author Jack London born, 1876

Make Your Dreams Come True Day

Poetry Break Day

Rubber Duckie's Birthday Sesame Street Character.

Author Horatio Alger, born, 1832

Michael Bond

National Dress Up Your Pet Day

The Revolutionary War ended, 1784

First Super Bowl Played in 1967. Green Bay (35) defeated Kansas City (10).

Hat Day The first top hat was worn.

Prohibition began in 1920

National Nothing Day

Benjamin Franklin born, 1706

Shari Lewis born, 1934

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Born in 1929. Observed Third Monday in January.

Author A.A. Milne born, 1882

Raymond Briggs

Marks the beginning of the Lewis & Clark Bicentennial.

Artist Paul Cezanne born, 1839

Popcorn Day

Inauguration Day (Every 4 years - 2009, 2013)

Cheese Day

First traffic rules published, 1900

National Hugging Day

First flight of the Supersonic Concorde, 1976

Brian Wildsmith

National Blonde Brownie Day

Measure Your Feet Day

National Handwriting Day

National Pie Day

Eskimo Pie Patented by Christian Nelson in 1922.

Gold Discovered in California At Sutter's Mill in 1848 by John Marshall

Opposite Day

First Winter Olympics held, 1924

Australia Day Australia first settled, 1788

Lewis Carroll

National Geographic Society Founded, 1888

Julius Lester

Jackson Pollock, Artist, born in 1912

National Kazoo Day

Baseball Hall of Fame established, 1936

National Puzzle Day

23rd President Franklin D. Roosevelt born, 1882

Backwards Day

Baseball Great Jackie Robinson born, 1919