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M artin L uther K ing J r . January 13, 2016 Page 31 2016 special edition This page is sponsored by Oregon Lottery R 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 18 19 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Born in 1929 25 Opposite Day First Winter Olym- pics held, 1924 Artist Paul Cezanne born, 1839 Popcorn Day 26 Australia Day (first settled, 1788) 6 Bean Day Epiphany (Christian Holiday) Sherlock Holmes born, 1854 13 Make Your Dreams Come True Day Poetry Break Day 20 Inauguration Day (Every 4 years: 2013, 2017, 2021) Cheese Day 27 National Geographic Society Founded (1888) Julius Lester born, 1939 7 First U.S. Presiden- tial Election held, 1789 Old Rock Day 14 National Dress Up Your Pet Day The Revolutionary War ended (1784) 21 National Hugging Day First flight of the Su- personic Concorde (1976) 28 Jackson Pollock born, 1912 (Artist) National Kazoo Day Isaac Asimov born 1920 (Astronomer) Crosby Bonsall born, 1921 8 Elvis Presley born, 1935 15 First Super Bowl Played in 1967 Hat Day The first top hat was worn (1797) 22 Brian Wildsmith born, 1930 National Blonde Brownie Day 29 Baseball Hall of Fame established (1936) National Puzzle Day 9 1st U.S. Balloon Flight (1793) National Apricot Day National Static Elec- tricity Day 16 Prohibition began in 1920 National Nothing Day 23 Measure Your Feet Day National Handwrit- ing Day National Pie Day 30 Franklin D. Roos- evelt born, 1882 (23rd President) 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 24 Eskimo Pie Patent- ed by Christian Nelson in 1922 31 Backwards Day Jackie Robinson born, 1919 (Base- ball Great)