January

January 13 in Pop Culture History January 13th is… French Bulldog Day Korean American Day Make Your Dream Come True Day National Peach Melba Day Public Radio Broadcasting Day National Rubber Ducky Day Skeptics Day National Sticker Day Stephen Foster Memorial Day 1854 – US patent (#11062) for an accordion was issued to Anthony Faas […]

January 12 in Pop Culture History January 12th is… Curried Chicken Day Kiss a Ginger Day Hot Tea Day Marzipan Day National Pharmacist Day Work Harder Day “I became operational at the H.A.L. plant in Urbana, Illinois on the 12th of January 1992. My instructor was Mr. Langley, and he taught me to sing a

January 11 in Pop Culture History January 11th is… Arkansas Day Hot Toddy Day Human Trafficking Awareness Day Milk Day Secret Pal Day Sketchnote Day Step in a Puddle and Splash Your Friends Day 1693 (Earthquake) Sicily, Italy 1908 – The Grand Canyon National Monument was created. 1922 – Leonard Thompson (1908-35) was the first

January 10 in Pop Culture History January 10th is… Bittersweet Chocolate Day Cut Your Energy Costs Day Houseplant Appreciation Day Oysters Rockefeller Day Poetry at Work Day National Save the Eagles Day 1776 – Common Sense by Thomas Paine was published. 1863 – London’s Metropolitan, the world’s first underground passenger railway, opened. 1870 – John

January 9 in Pop Culture History January 9th is… National Apricot Day Australian Shepherd Day National Balloon Ascension Day Cassoulet Day International Choreographers Day Clean Off Your Desk Day National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day Static Electricity Day 1693 (Earthquake) Sicily, Italy 1788 – Connecticut became the 5th state 1793 – Jean Pierre Blanchard made the

January 8 in Pop Culture History January 8th is… Argyle Day Bubble Bath Day Earth’s Rotation Day English Toffee Day JoyGerm Day Man Watcher’s Day Labrador Retriever Day Winter Skin Relief Day 1780 (Earthquake) Tabriz, Iran 1790 – George Washington gave the first ‘State of the Union’ message, urging the opening of the US Patent

January 7 in Pop Culture History January 7th is… Alaskan Malamute Day National Bobblehead Day Fruitcake Toss Day Harlem Globetrotter’s Day Old Rock Day Pass Gas Day National Tempura Day 1608 – Fire destroyed the settlement of Jamestown, Virginia 1714 – The world’s first patent (#395) for a “Machine for Transcribing Letters” was granted in

January 4 in Pop Culture History January 4th is… Braille Day Hypnotism Day National Missouri Day Pop Music Chart Day National Spaghetti Day Tom Thumb Day National Trivia Day 1790 – President Washington delivered the 1st State of the Union address 1865 – The New York Stock Exchange opened its first permanent headquarters at 10-12