Apple Gifting Day: More
Tomorrow's food holiday will be 'Apple Gifting Day'.
[The Hankster says] No, gifting is not an ancient method of cooking. It is just what it seems to mean. This time of year apples are great for comprising all or part of a gift. Why should your teacher be the only recipient of such favors.
Of course tomorrow will be 'New Year's Day'.
[The Hankster says] Not much to say here. If you can read this, you most likely have celebrated a few and have your own ideas of how to do it again this year.
Tomorrow is also 'Z Day'.
[The Hankster says] This is a day for those whose names start with letters at the end of the alphabet. On this day you can demand to be put first in all things and not last. Disclaimer: I make no guarantees.
Once again, since tomorrow will be 1/1 (month and day the same), it will be a
'Bonza Bottler Day'.
If you go out on New Year's eve, keep in mind that tomorrow will be 'First Foot Day'.
[The Hankster says] In old England, firstfooting, was the art of being the first to cross the threshold of a home after midnight on New Years' eve. Of, course you had to bring presents.
Tomorrow will be 'New Year's Dishonor List Day'.
[The Hankster says] A list of worn out words is published every year by Lake Superior State University. I'll have a link in the Today Is for Jan 1. Some of the newest are: Polar Vortex, hack, Skill Set, Swag and Foodie. I hope Selfie is in there somewhere also. On the site you can nominate your own dis honored words.
Adam Hochschild once said 'Work is hard. Distractions are plentiful. And time is short.'
[The Hankster says] Let us work hard, without distractions, and use our short time and look at January 1 in the past.
In 1772, The first traveler's checks were issued in London.. In the U.S. American Express began issuing them in the 1890's.
In 1788, The first edition of The Times of London, previously The Daily Universal Register, is published.
In 1818, Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus' is published anonymously.
In 1863, Lincoln signs the Emancipation Proclamation.
In 1902, The first American college football bowl game, the Rose Bowl between Michigan and Stanford, is held in Pasadena, California.
In 1929, Roy Riegels runs 60 yds the wrong way with a Rose Bowl fumble recovery.
In 1934, The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (US bank guarantor) becomes effective.
In 1949, KPRC TV channel 2 in Houston, TX begins operations. KHOU was in March 1953 and KTRK on November 20 1954.
In 1962, The United States Navy SEALs is established.
In 1966, Simon and Garfunkel's 'Sounds of Silence' reaches #1.
No. 1 song
Top movie
Food holidays
Apple and Apricots Month
Artichoke and Asparagus Month
California Dried Plum Digestive Month
Natiionl Candy Month
National Egg Month
National Hot Tea Month
National Soup Month
Oatmeal Month
Other holidays and awareness days
Adopt A Rescued Bird Month
Bath Safety Month
Be Kind to Food Servers Month
Birth Defects Month
Book Blitz Month
Celebration of Life Month
Cervical Health Awareness Month
Financial Wellness Month
Get Organized Month
International Brain Teaser Month
International Creativity Month
National Braille Literacy Month
National Clean Up Your Computer Month
National Glaucoma Awareness Month
National Polka Music Month
National Poverty in America Awareness Month
National Skating Month
National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
National Stalking Awareness Month
National Volunteer Blood Donor Month
Self-help Group Awareness Month
Teen Driving Awareness Month
Train Your Dog Month
Thyroid Awareness Month
Walk Your Dog Month
January is:
January origin (from Wikipedia):
'January is named after Janus, the God of beginnings and transitions;
the name has its beginnings in Roman mythology, coming from the Latin
word for door since January is the door to the year.'
'January is the first month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars
and one of seven months with the length of 31 days.
The first day of the month is known as New Year's Day. It is, on average,
the coldest month of the year within most of the Northern Hemisphere
(where it is the second month of winter) and the warmest month of the year
within most of the Southern Hemisphere (where it is the second month of summer).
In the Southern hemisphere, January is the seasonal equivalent of July in the
Northern hemisphere and vice versa.'
January at Wikipedia: More
If you couldn't afford 90 cents for a movie ticket, 50 years ago,
or your 45 RPM record player was broke, you might watch one of these shows on TV.
From this Wikipedia article: More
Best selling books of 1965 More
Sites for downloading or reading free Public Domain eBooks. Available in various formats. More