December 30, 2015 Page 13 This page is sponsored by Oregon Lottery R 2015 C alendar December SUNDAY 27 Ingri d’Aulaire born, 1904 Visit the Zoo Day World Bank created (1945) MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY 28 Card Playing Day National Chocolate Day 29 Texas became the 28th state (1845) 30 Tiger Woods born, 1975 Author Rudyard Kipling born, 1865 FRIDAY SATURDAY 31 New Year’s Eve Artist Henri Matisse born, 1869 C alendar January 2016 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY 1 2 3 New Year’s Day Betsy Ross born, 1752 Ellis Island Opened, 1892 4 Trivia Day Isaac Newton born, 1643 Jakob Grimm born, 1785 5 First Woman Gover- nor, 1925 George Washington Carver Day National Bird Day 11 12 Amelia Earhart flew solo across the Pa- cific Ocean, 1935 Work Harder Day Author Jack London born, 1876 6 Bean Day Epiphany (Christian Holiday) Sherlock Holmes born, 1854 13 Make Your Dreams Come True Day Poetry Break Day 7 First U.S. Presiden- tial Election held, 1789 Old Rock Day 14 National Dress Up Your Pet Day The Revolutionary War ended (1784) 8 Elvis Presley born, 1935 15 First Super Bowl Played in 1967 Hat Day The first top hat was worn (1797) Isaac Asimov born 1920 (Astronomer) Crosby Bonsall born, 1921 9 1st U.S. Balloon Flight (1793) National Apricot Day National Static Elec- tricity Day 16 Prohibition began in 1920 National Nothing Day Festival Of Sleep Day J.R.R. Tolkien born, 1892. 10 Secret Pal Day First Meeting of United Nations General Assembly in London, 1946 17 Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) born, 1942 Benjamin Franklin born, 1706