January

January 31st History, Trivia, and Fun FactsJanuary 31st History Highlights1940 – Ida May Fuller received the first Social Security retirement check, in the amount of $22.54. She lived to 100 years old and collected a total of $22,888.January 31, 1929 Birthday (fictional) Dorothy Zbornak, TV, Golden GirlsIf you were born on January 31st,You were likely […]

January 30th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsJanuary 30th History Highlights1806 – The original Lower Trenton Bridge ( the Trenton Makes the World Takes Bridge), spanning the Delaware River between Morrisville, Pennsylvania and Trenton, New Jersey, was opened.1969 – The Beatles’ rooftop performance and recording for Let It Be took place at Apple Records.1972 – Bloody

January 29th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsJanuary 29th History Highlights1980 – The Rubik’s Cube made its international debut at the Ideal Toy Corp. in Earl’s Court, London.2002 – In his State of the Union address, President George W. Bush described “regimes that sponsor terror” as an Axis of evil- he included Iraq, Iran, and North

January 28th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsJanuary 28th History Highlights1909 – United States troops left Cuba with the exception of Guantanamo Bay Naval Base after being there since the SpanishAmerican War.1958 – The Lego company patented (#3005282) the design of its Lego bricks- it is still compatible with bricks produced today.1986 – The Challenger Space

January 27th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsJanuary 27th History Highlights1945 – The Auschwitz concentration camp, with about 6,000 prisoners was liberated by Soviet Forces.1944 – The Siege of Leningrad, which began on September 4, 1941, ended. More than 1/2 of the city’s population was killed.1973 – The Vietnam Peace Agreement was signed in Paris (taking

January 26th History, Facts and TriviaJanuary 26th History Highlights1905 – The world’s largest diamond, the Cullinan, weighing 3,106.75 carats (1.369842266 pounds), was found at the Premier Mine near Pretoria in South Africa.1915 – An act of the U.S. Congress established the Rocky Mountain National Park.1911 – Glenn Curtiss flew the first successful American seaplane off

January 25th History, Facts and TriviaJanuary 25th History Highlights1881 – Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell founded the Oriental Telephone Company.1890 – American writer Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Cochran Seaman) completed her round-the-world journey in 72 days.1921 – The word ‘robot’ was first used, in the play “R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots) by Karel and Josef Capek.The

January 24th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsJanuary 24th History Highlights1848 – California Gold Rush Bagan- James W. Marshall found gold at Sutter’s Mill, near Sacramento.1984 – Apple Computer introduced the Macintosh personal computer for sale in the United States.1985 – The American shuttle Discovery began a ‘secret’ mission, probably for the military with a spy

January 23rd History, Trivia, and Fun FactsJanuary 23rd History Highlights1556 – The Shaanxi earthquake struck in Shaanxi province, China. The death toll may have been as high as 830,000, the deadliest earthquake in history.Walter Frederick Morrison sold the rights (Design Patent #D183,626) to his flying disc to the Wham-O toy company, which later renames it

January 22nd History, Facts and TriviaJanuary 22nd History Highlights1889 – Columbia Phonograph (Columbia Records) was formed in Washington, D.C.1946 – Creation of the Central Intelligence Group, now the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency).1947 – KTLA, the first commercial television station west of the Mississippi River, began operation in Hollywood.1973 – The Supreme Court of the United

January 21st History, Facts and TriviaJanuary 21st History Highlights1972 – The first convention of Star Trek fans was held at the Statler-Hilton Hotel in New York City.1793 – After being found guilty of treason by the French National Convention, Louis XVI of France was executed by guillotine.1954 – The first atomic submarine, the U.S.S. Nautilus,

January 20th History, Facts and TriviaJanuary 20th History Highlights1887 – The United States Senate permitted the American Navy to lease Pearl Harbor as a naval base.1929 – The first full-length talking motion picture filmed outdoors, In Old Arizona, was released.January 20, 1933 Birthday (fictional) Hannibal Lecter, Movies1981 – 52 American hostages were released after 444

January 19th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsJanuary 19th History Highlights1883 – The first electric lighting system using overhead wires, built by Thomas Edison, began in Roselle, New Jersey.1915 –1915 – Georges Claude patented the neon tube.1920 – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) was founded.January 19, 1981 Birthday (fictional) Buffy Summers, TVJanuary 19, 2254 (fictional)

January 18th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsJanuary 18th History Highlights1788 – The first elements of the First Fleet carrying 736 convicts from Great Britain to Australia arrived at Botany Bay.1967 – Albert DeSalvo, the “Boston Strangler”, was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment.January 18, 1975 Birthday (fictional) Leslie Knope, Parks & Recreation, TV1993 – Martin

January 17th History, Facts and TriviaJanuary 17th History HighlightsJanuary 17, 1929 – Popeye the Sailor first appeared in Thimble Theatre Cartoon1916 – The Professional Golfer’s Association of America was founded.1955 – The first nuclear-powered submarine, the Nautilus, was launched1966 – The Palomares (Spain) Hydrogen accident took place, involving two US airplanes and four hydrogen bombs

January 16th History, Facts and TriviaJanuary 16th History HighlightsThe first ‘Modern Novel’ was published in 1605; The first edition of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha (Book One of Don Quixote) by Miguel de Cervantes, in Madrid, Spain. About 500 million copies have been printed.1920 – The League of Nations held its first

January 15th History, Facts and TriviaJanuary 15th History Highlights1559 – Elizabeth I was crowned Queen of England in Westminster Abbey, London1947 – The body of Elizabeth Short was found in Los Angeles. The killer was never found. #BlackDahliaMystery1967 – The inaugural Super Bowl was simulcast on CBS and NBC.1943 – The construction of The Pentagon

January 14th History, Facts and TriviaJanuary 14th History Highlights1539 – Spain annexes Cuba.1907 – An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica killed more than 1,000 people.NBC’s Today Show premiered in 1952, hosted by Dave Garroway.1954 – The Hudson Motor Car Company merged with Nash-Kelvinator Corporation forming the American Motors Corporation.1967 – The Human Be-In began in San

January 13th History, Facts and TriviaJanuary 13th History Highlights1910 – Lee De Forest performed the fitsrt public radio broadcast in New York City.1966 – Robert C. Weaver was appointed United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, becoming the first African American Cabinet member.1968 – Johnny Cash performed at Folsom Prison in Folsom, California.If you

January 12th History, Facts and TriviaJanuary 12th History Highlights1991 – Congress authorized the use of military force against Iraq.1932 – Hattie W. Caraway (D, Arkansas) was the first female United States Senator.2004 – The world’s largest ocean liner, RMS Queen Mary 2, made its maiden voyage.If you were born on January 12th,You were likely conceived

January 11th History, Facts and TriviaJanuary 11th History Highlights1759 – First American life insurance company incorporated, founded by the Presbyterian Synod of Philadelphia.1908 – Grand Canyon National Monument was created. It became a National park in 1919.1964 – Surgeon General of the United States Dr. Luther Terry, M.D., publishes the landmark report Smoking and Health:

January 10th History, Facts and TriviaJanuary 10th History Highlights1776 – “Common Sense” by Thomas Paine was published.1870 – John D. Rockefeller incorporates Standard Oil.1878 – The first (Susan B. Anthony Woman) Woman’s Suffrage Amendment was offerd to congress by Senator Arlen A. Sargent of California.1927 – Fritz Lang’s futuristic film Metropolis was released in Germany.1946

January 9th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsJanuary 9th History Highlights1839 – The French Academy of Sciences announced the Daguerreotype photography process.January 9, 1960 Birthday (fictional) Severus Snape, Harry Potter1861 – The American Civil War began when the steamer, Star of the West, was fired upon by the Confederates as it attempted to enter Charleston Harbor.1768

January 8th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsJanuary 8th History Highlights1851 – Jean Foucault proved that Earth rotated on its axis.January 8, 2016 Birthday (fictional) Replicant Roy Batty, Blade Runner, Film1982 – AT&T was broken up into 22 smaller companies, nicknamed ‘Baby Bells’.1918 – President Woodrow Wilson proposed the ‘Fourteen Points for a Just Peace’.1964 –

January 7th History, Facts and TriviaJanuary 7th History HighlightsJanuary 7, 1934 – Flash Gordon, a Comic Strip, debuted1927 -The first transatlantic telephone service was established between New York City and London.January 7, 1929 – Tarzan the Ape Man, a Comic Strip, debuted1999 – The Senate trial in the impeachment of U.S. President Bill Clinton began.If

January 6th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsJanuary 6th History HighlightsJanuary 6, 1854 Birthday (fictional) Sherlock Holmes, Literature1536 – The first European school of higher learning in the Americas, Colegio de Santa Cruz de Tlatelolco, was founded in Mexico City.1941 – US President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered his Four Freedoms speech in the State of the

January 5th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsJanuary 5th History Highlights1914 – The Ford Motor Company announced an eight-hour workday and a “living wage” of at least $5 per day’s labor.1957 – In a speech to the United States Congress, United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announced the establishment of the Eisenhower Doctrine, an anti-communist agenda.If

January 4th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsJanuary 4th History Highlights1865 – The New York Stock Exchange opened its first permanent headquarters at 10-12 Broad near Wall Street in New York City.1903 – Thomas Edison’s team filmed the electrocution of a murdering elephant, Topsy, to show the dangers of Alternating Current electricity.1959 – The USSR’s Luna

January 3rd History, Trivia, and Fun FactsJanuary 3rd History Highlights1521 – Pope Leo X excommunicated Martin Luther in the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem.1957 – The Hamilton Watch Company introduced the first electric watch.1938 – The March of Dimes is established as a foundation to combat infant polio by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.1993 – George

January 2nd History, Trivia, and Fun FactsJanuary 2nd History Highlights1959 – Luna 1, the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon and to orbit the Sun, was launched by the Soviet Union.1974 – 55 MPH speed limit was imposed by the Richard Nixon administration.2008 – Oil reached $100 per barrel for the first