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January 2017
January is “Staying Healthy Month”
January is “Staying Healthy Month”
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Sun. Jan. 1
New Year's Day
Kwanzaa Ends
Betsy Ross' Birthday, 1752
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Mon. Jan. 2
Forefathers Day, Haiti
Georgia became 4th US state, 1788
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Tue. Jan. 3
J.R.R. Tolkien (author) born, 1892
Alaska became 49th state, 1959
Read a page on Alaska, then take a quiz.
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Wed. Jan. 4
Louis Braille born, 1809
Utah became a state, 1896
Read a page on Utah, then take a quiz.
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Thu. Jan. 5
George Washington Carver died, 1943
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Fri. Jan. 6
Joan of Arc born, 1412
New Mexico became a state, 1912
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Sat. Jan. 7
Galileo discovers Jupiter's 4 biggest moons, 1610
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Wed. Jan. 11
Amelia Earhart was first woman to fly solo from Hawaii to California, 1935
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Fri. Jan. 13
Friday the 13th
Make Your Dreams Come True Day
Write a page describing your fondest dream.
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Mon. Jan. 16
Dian Fossey (gorilla researcher) born, 1932
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Wed. Jan. 18
Robert Scott reaches South Pole, 1912
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Fri. Jan. 20
Inauguration Day (US)
Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin's Birthday, 1930
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Sun. Jan. 22
British colonists reach New Zealand, 1840
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Tue. Jan. 24
Voyager 2 passes within 51,000 miles of Uranus, 1986
James W. Marshall discovered gold at Sutter's Mill, California, 1848
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Wed. Jan. 25
Burns Night
Honor Robert Burns by labeling a map of Scotland (and the rest of the British Isles).
First Winter Olympics, 1924
National Opposite Day
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Thu. Jan. 26
Australia Day
Michigan became a state, 1837
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Sat. Jan. 28
Chinese New Year Starts
Arkansas makes the honeybee its state insect, 1973
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Sun. Jan. 29
Galileo sighted what was later found to be Neptune, 1613
Kansas became a state, 1861
Read a page on Kansas, then take a quiz.
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Mon. Jan. 30
Adolf Hitler (Nazi tyrant) was named Chancellor of Germany, 1933
Franklin D. Roosevelt's Birthday, 1882
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Tue. Jan. 31
Franz Schubert born, 1797
Jackie Robinson's Birthday, 1919
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