January+2013

Betsy Ross born, 1752 Paul Revere born 1735. Ellis Island Opened, 1892 1 || Isaac Asimov born 1920 (Astronomer) Crosby Bonsall born, 1921 Boo Boo Bear's Birthday (Yogi the Bear's little buddy) 2 || Drinking Straw Patented, 1888. Festival Of Sleep Day J.R.R. Tolkien born, 1892. 3 || Trivia Day Isaac Newton born, 1643 Jakob Grimm born, 1785. Louis Braille born, 1809. 4 || George Washington Carver Recognition Day National Bird Day 5 || Bean Day Poet Carl Sandburg born, 1878 Epiphany (Christian Holiday) Sherlock Holmes born, 1854 6 || First U.S. Presidential Election held, 1789 Old Rock Day 7 || Make Your Dreams Come True Day Elvis Presley born, 1935 8 || First iPhone introduced in 2007 Clyde Robert Bulla born, 1914 1st U.S. Balloon Flight (1793) National Apricot Day National Static Electricity Day 9 || Remy Charlip born, 1929 First Meeting of United Nations General Assembly in London, 1946 10 || Milk Day Milk delivered in bottles for the first time, 1878. Amelia Earhart flew solo across the Pacific Ocean, 1935 11 || Work Harder Day Author Jack London born, 1876 12 || Poetry Break Day Rubber Duckie's Birthday (Sesame Street Character) Author Horatio Alger born, 1832 Michael Bond born, 1926 13 || National Dress Up Your Pet Day The Revolutionary War ended (1784) 14 || First Super Bowl Played in 1967. Green Bay (35) defeated Kansas City (10). Hat Day The first top hat was worn (1797) 15 || Prohibition began in 1920 National Nothing Day 16 || Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) born, 1942 Benjamin Franklin born, 1706 Shari Lewis born, 1934 17 || Author A.A. Milne born, 1882 Raymond Briggs born, 1934 Marks the beginning of the Lewis & Clark Bicentennial. 18 || Popcorn Day 19 || 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) 20 || National Hugging Day First flight of the Supersonic Concorde (1976) 21 || Brian Wildsmith born, 1930 National Blonde Brownie Day 22 || Measure Your Feet Day National Handwriting Day National Pie Day 23 || Eskimo Pie Patented by Christian Nelson in 1922. Gold Discovered in California At Sutter's Mill in 1848 by John Marshall 24 || Opposite Day First Winter Olympics held, 1924 25 || 26 || Lewis Carroll National Geographic Society Founded (1888) Julius Lester born, 1939 27 || Jackson Pollock born, 1912 (Artist) National Kazoo Day 28 || Baseball Hall of Fame established (1936) National Puzzle Day 29 || Franklin D. Roosevelt born, 1882 (23rd President) 30 || Backwards Day Jackie Robinson born, 1919 (Baseball Great) 31 ||  ||  **//Also see our other [|January Lesson Plans, Thematic Units and Activities] //** **__Special Goings-On__**
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 * ||  ||   || [[image:http://www.theteacherscorner.net/images/spacer.gif caption="spacer"]] New Year's Day
 * [[image:http://www.theteacherscorner.net/images/spacer.gif caption="spacer"]] First Woman Governor Inaugurated 1925. (Nellie Ross, Wyoming's Governor)
 * [[image:http://www.theteacherscorner.net/images/spacer.gif caption="spacer"]]Secret Pal Day
 * [[image:http://www.theteacherscorner.net/images/spacer.gif caption="spacer"]]Artist Paul Cezanne born, 1839
 * [[image:http://www.theteacherscorner.net/images/spacer.gif caption="spacer"]] Australia Day (first settled, 1788)

National Eye Health Care Month

National Hobby Month

 National Oatmeal Month

 National Soup Month

National Staying Healthy Month

National Thank You Month

Prune Breakfast Month

Universal Letter Writing Week (Jan. 8th - 14th)

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