January 21

January 21 in History

January 21 in Pop Culture History January 21st is… Granola Bar Day Hugging Day Hyaluronic Acid Day New England Clam Chowder Day Own Your Own Home Day Playdate Day Squirrel Appreciation Day 1472 – The Great Daylight Comet of 1472 was visible in daylight for 8 days. 1790 – Dr. Joseph-Ignace Guillotin proposed the guillotine […]

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Give Us a Hug! It’s National Hugging Day! (January 21st)

 (PCM) January 21, 2016 marked the 30th anniversary of “National Hugging Day”, a festival of physical affection invented by one Kevin Zaborney (a guy who knew someone who knew someone who made calendars back in 1986). The creators of National Hugging Day embraced January 21st because it is the mid-point between Christmas and Valentine’s Day.

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