January 2021 Daily Holidays, Special and Wacky Days:
- January 1. National Hangover Day.
- January 4. National Spaghetti Day.
- January 6. Bean Day.
- January 8. Bubble Bath Day.
- January 11. Learn Your Name in Morse Code Day.
- January 15. National Bagel Day.
- January 17. Ditch New Years Resolutions Day.
- January 19. National Popcorn Day.
So how did January 1 become New Year's Day? We can partly thank the Roman king Numa Pompilius. According to tradition, during his reign (c. 715–673 BCE) Numa revised the Roman republican calendar so that January replaced March as the first month.
On January 8th, National English Toffee Day celebrates a favored confection that's been enjoyed across the country for generations. In the United States, English toffee is a popular variant of the original toffee.
On Jan. 3, 2020, the U.S. killed Soleimani and others in a drone strike near Baghdad International Airport. NBA legend Kobe Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others, on Jan. 26.
President Trump Acquitted. First American Dies of Coronavirus. Shooting Inside an Atlanta Restaurant. Boy Scouts of America Files for Bankruptcy.
Well, actually there is no year 0; the calendar goes straight from 1 BC to 1 AD, complicating the process of calculating years. Most scholars believe that Jesus was born between 6 and 4 BC (Before Christ) and that he died between 30 and 36 AD (Anno Domini, latin for "in the year of the lord").
Seconds Since 0001-01-01 ADThere were ~63761174505 seconds since Jan, 1 0001 (6.376*1010).
Months
| Month Number | Month | Days in Month |
|---|
| 1 | January | 31 |
| 2 | February | 28 (29 in leap years) |
| 3 | March | 31 |
| 4 | April | 30 |
AD 1 (I), 1 AD or 1 CE is the epoch year for the Anno Domini calendar era. It was the first year of the Common Era (CE), of the 1st millennium and of the 1st century. The preceding year is 1 BC; there is no year 0 in this numbering scheme. The Anno Domini dating system was devised in AD 525 by Dionysius Exiguus.
1 January – Important eventsIn the year 1877, Queen Victoria of the erstwhile British Empire is proclaimed the Empress of India. During the 1949 war with Pakistan – Prime Minister approached United Nations against the armed insurgency by Pakistan.
The Nursery RhymeMonday's child is fair of face, Tuesday's child is full of grace, Wednesday's child is full of woe, Thursday's child has far to go.
January is the first month of the year, has 31 days, and is named after the two-faced Roman god Janus. January is named after the Roman god Janus. It has 31 days, and the first day of the month is known as New Year's Day.
The early Roman calendar designated March 1 as the new year. The calendar had just ten months, beginning with March. That the new year once began with the month of March is still reflected in some of the names of the months.
Died On January 7th
- Nikola Tesla. Austrian, American. Inventor.
- Catherine of Aragon. British. Ambassador.
- Hirohito. Japanese. Former Emperor of Japan.
- Neil Peart. Canadian. Musician, Songwriter.
- Rosemary Kennedy. American. John F.
- Rod Taylor. Australian, American. Actor.
- Heinrich Harrer. Austrian. Mountaineer.
- Trevor Howard. British. Actor.
January 5
- 1855 — King Camp Gillette, who invented the safety razor.
- 1859 — DeWitt B. Brace, who invented the spectrophotometer.
- 1874 — Joseph Erlanger, who invented shock therapy and won the Nobel Prize in 1944.
- 1900 — Dennis Gabor, a physicist who invented holography.
Dolly Parton, Howard Stern, Betty White and more: Find out which of your favorite stars have birthdays at the beginning of the year.
Important Events From This day in History January 16th. 2003 : Space Shuttle Columbia was launched on its final mission featuring more than 80 experiments from around the world. Just a short time later Columbia exploded on re-entry killing all on board. 1953 : For the first time, the Corvette is brought to New York.
On Wednesday, January 6, 2021, the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., was stormed during a riot and violent attack against the U.S. Congress. They assaulted Capitol Police officers and reporters, erected a mock gallows on the Capitol grounds, and attempted to locate lawmakers to capture and harm.
Fun Facts about JanuaryIt is the second month of winter. In the Southern Hemisphere January is a summer month the equivalent of July. Sometimes the Saxons called January the wolf month because hungry wolves would come into their towns searching for food this time of year.
