January Events Calendar for Educators

New Year's Day

Betsy Ross born, 1752

Paul Revere born 1735.

Ellis Island Opened, 1892

Isaac Asimov born 1920 (Astronomer)

Crosby Bonsall born, 1921

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. (Nellie Ross, Wyoming's Governor)

George Washington Carver Recognition Day

National Bird Day

Bean Day

Poet Carl Sandburg born, 1878

Epiphany (Christian Holiday)

Sherlock Holmes born, 1854

First U.S. Presidential Election held, 1789

Old Rock Day

Make Your Dreams Come True Day

Elvis Presley born, 1935

First iPhone introduced in 2007

Clyde Robert Bulla born, 1914

1st U.S. Balloon Flight (1793)

National Apricot Day

National Static Electricity Day

Remy Charlip born, 1929

First Meeting of United Nations General Assembly in London, 1946

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

Amelia Earhart flew solo across the Pacific Ocean, 1935

Secret Pal Day

Work Harder Day

Author Jack London born, 1876

Poetry Break Day

Rubber Duckie's Birthday (Sesame Street Character)

Author Horatio Alger born, 1832

Michael Bond born, 1926

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 (1797)

Prohibition began in 1920

National Nothing Day

Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) born, 1942

Benjamin Franklin born, 1706

Shari Lewis born, 1934

Author A.A. Milne born, 1882

Raymond Briggs born, 1934

Marks the beginning of the Lewis & Clark Bicentennial.

Artist Paul Cezanne born, 1839

Popcorn Day

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

Inauguration Day (Every 4 years: 2013, 2017, 2021)

Cheese Day

First traffic rules published (1900)

National Hugging Day

First flight of the Supersonic Concorde (1976)

Brian Wildsmith born, 1930

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 (first settled, 1788)

Lewis Carroll

National Geographic Society Founded (1888)

Julius Lester born, 1939

Jackson Pollock born, 1912 (Artist)

National Kazoo Day

Baseball Hall of Fame established (1936)

National Puzzle Day

Franklin D. Roosevelt born, 1882 (23rd President)

Backwards Day

Jackie Robinson born, 1919 (Baseball Great)