Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, December 31, 2014, Page 13, Image 13

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    Decem ber 31, 2014
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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
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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