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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 21, 2015)
January 21, 2015 Page 15 This page is sponsored by Oregon Lottery R C ALENDAR for January 2015 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY 1 New Years Day Betsy Ross born, 1752 Paul Revere born 1735 4 Trivia Day Isaac Newton born, 1643 Jakob Grimm born, 1785 5 First Woman Governor Inaugu- rated 1925. (Nellie Ross, Wyoming's Governor) George Washington Carver Recognition Day 11 6 Bean Day Poet Carl Sandburg born, 1878 Epiphany (Christian Holiday) 12 13 Secret Pal Day Poetry Break Day Milk Day Milk delivered in bottles for the first time, 1878. Author Jack London born, 1876 Rubber Duckie's Birthday (Sesame Street Character) 19 Crosby Bonsall born, 1921 8 Elvis Presley born, 1935 Old Rock Day Make Your Dreams Come True Day The Revolutionary War ended (1784) 15 16 First Super Bowl Played in 1967. Green Bay (35) defeated Kansas City (10). Prohibition began in 1920 National Nothing Day Measure Your Feet Day National Blonde Brownie Day National Handwriting Day Artist Paul Cezanne born, 1839 Cheese Day Popcorn Day First traffic rules published (1900) 26 Australia Day (first settled, 1788) 27 Lewis Carroll National Geographic Society Founded (1888) Julius Lester born, 1939 17 NAACP Membership Meeting at Portland Redcross 12-2 PM Brian Wildsmith born, 1930 Marks the beginning of the Lewis & Clark Bicentennial. 10 First Meeting of United Nations General Assembly in London, 1946 National Hugging Day First flight of the Supersonic Concorde (1976) J.R.R. Tolkien born, 1892 National Apricot Day 22 Inauguration Day (Every 4 years: 2013, 2017, 2021) Festival Of Sleep Day Remy Charlip born, 1929 21 Martin Luther King Day Drinking Straw Patented, 1888. 1st U.S. Balloon Flight (1793) National Static Electricity Day 14 3 9 20 Author A.A. Milne born, 1882 First Winter Olympics held, 1924 2 Isaac Asimov born 1920 (Writer) Hat Day -- first top hat was worn (1797) 18 Opposite Day First U.S. Presiden- tial Election held, 1789 SATURDAY Boo Boo Bear's Birthday (Yogi the Bear's little buddy) Sherlock Holmes born, 1854 Work Harder Day 25 7 FRIDAY 23 24 Gold Discovered in California At Sutter's Mill in 1848 by John Marshall National Pie Day 28 Jackson Pollock born, 1912 (Artist) National Kazoo Day 29 Baseball Hall of Fame established (1936) National Puzzle Day 30 Franklin D. Roosevelt born, 1882 (23rd President) 31 Backwards Day Jackie Robinson born, 1919 (Baseball Great)