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Decem ber 31, 2014 Ido rt la nh (Obstruer SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY Texas became the 28th state (1845) Tiger Woods bom, 1975 Author Rudyard Kipling bom, 1865 WEDNESDAY THURSDAY Page 13 ER1DAY SATURDAY New Year's Eve Artist Henri Matisse bom, 1869 < ’ «Wi C alendar for January 015 o Trivia Day Isaac Newton bom, 1643 Jakob Grimm bom, 1785 First Woman Governor Inaugu rated 1925. (Nellie Ross, Wyoming's Governor) George Washington Carver Recognition Day 11 Poet Carl Sandburg bom, 1878 Epiphany (Christian Holiday) 12 3 13 Poetry Break Day Milk Day M ilk delivered in bottles fo r the first time, 1878. Author Jack London bom, 1876 Rubber Duckie's Birthday (Sesame Street Character) 19 20 Martin Luther King Day Inauguration Day (Every 4 years: 2013, 2017, 2021) Artist Paul Cezanne bom, 1839 Cheese Day Popcorn Day First traffic rules published (1900) 25 C First Winter Olympics held, 1924 Crosby Bonsall bom, 1921 Boo Boo Bear's Birthday (Yogi the Bear's little buddy) 7 First U.S. Presiden tial Election held, 1789 4 Elvis Presley bom, 1935 Old Rock Day 26 Australia Day (first settled, 1788) National Hugging Day First flig h t o f the Supersonic Concorde (1976) National Geographic Society Founded (1888) Julius Lester bom, 1939 I / First Super Bowl Played in 1967. Green Bay (35) defeated Kansas City (10). v Remy Charlip bom, 1929 National Apricot Day First Meeting o f United Nations General Assembly in London, 1946 16 21 Prohibition began in 1920 National Nothing Day Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) bom, 1942 Benjamin Franklin bom, 1706 Shari Lewis bom, 1934 23 Brian Wildsmith bom 1930 Measure Your Feet Day National Blonde Brownie Day National Handwriting Day Gold Discovered in California A t Sutter's Mill in 1848 by John M arshall National Pie Day 28 Lewis Carroll Ì 1st U.S. Balloon Flight (1793) 14 The Revolutionary War ended (1784) Festival Of Sleep Day J.R.R. Tolkien bom, 1892 National Static Electricity Day Make Your Dreams Come True Day Drinking Straw Patented, 1888. i Hat Day — first top hat was worn (1797) 18 Opposite Day Paul Revere bom 1735 Sherlock Holmes bom, 1854 Work Harder Day Marks the beginning o f the Lewis & Clark Bicentennial. Betsy Ross bom, 1752 □ Bean Day Secret Pal Day Author A.A. Milne bom, 1882 New Years Day Isaac Asimov bom 1920 (Writer) Jackson Pollock bom, 1912 (Artist) National Kazoo Day 29 Baseball Hall o f Fame established (1936) National Puzzle Day y 30 Franklin D. Roosevelt bom, 1882 (23rd President) J Backwards Day Jackie Robinson bom, 1919 (Baseball Great) 1
