January 2008 1 New Year's Day – Ellis Island Opened (1892) – Betsy Ross's Birthday (1752) 2 Georgia Ratification Day – National Science Fiction Day 3 Alaska Admission Day – J.R.R Tolkien's Birthday (1892) – Full "Wolf" Moon 4 Utah Admission Day – National Trivia Day 5 National Bird Day – George Washington Carver's Birthday (1864) 6 New Mexico Ratification – Apple Tree Day 6-12 Universal Letter Writing Week 7 Galileo discovers Jupiter's moons (1610) 8 Elvis Presley's Birthday (1935) 9 Connecticut Ratification Day – National Static Electricity Day 10 – Volunteer Fireman's Day – Oil Discovered in Texas (1901) 11 Amelia Earhart Day – John Hancock's Birthday (1737) 12 Secret Pal Day 13 Stephen Foster Memorial Day – First Radio Broadcast (1910) – Frisbee Introduced (1957) 14 Revolutionary War Ended (1784) -Clean off your desk day 15 Martin Luther King's Birthday (1929) – Hat Day 16 World Religions Day 17 Ben Franklin's Birthday (1706) 18 Robert Scott Reaches South Pole (1912) – A.A. Milne's Birthday (1882) 19 International Sing-Out Day – Robert E. Lee's Birthday – National Penguin Awareness Day – Archery Day – Edgar Allan Poe's Birthday (1809) 20 Inauguration Day – Basketball Day 21 First Atomic Submarine Launched (1954) – Squirrel Appreciation Day 22 National Popcorn Day 23 National Handwriting Day 24 California Gold Rush (1848) – Just Do It Day 25 First Winter Olympics (1924) 26 Australia Day – Michigan Admission Day 27 Mozart's Birthday (1756) 28 Challenger Shuttle Explosion (1986) 29 National Puzzle Day – Kansas Admission Day – Seeing Eye, Inc. founded (1929) 30 "Blue Suede Shoes" recorded (1956) 31 Jackie Robinson's Birthday (1919) Month Long Events Blood Donor Month Hot Tea Month National Book Month National Oatmeal Month Stamp Collector’s Month National Eye Care Month National Thank You Month |
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