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January 31, 2018 Page 15 Together, we do good things. TM This page is sponsored by Oregon Lottery R January 2018 C alendar MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY 1 2 3 4 New Year’s Day Betsy Ross born, 1752 Paul Revere born, 1735 Isaac Asimov born 1920 (Astronomer, author, scientist) 8 Elvis Presley born, 1935 9 First iPhone intro- duced in 2007 National Apricot Day National Static Elec- tricity Day 15 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day ; Born in 1929 (Observed Third Monday) Hat Day 22 Brian Wildsmith born, 1930 National Blonde Brownie Day 16 Prohibition began in 1920 National Nothing Day 23 Measure Your Feet Day National Handwriting Day National Pie Day 29 Baseball Hall of Fame established (1936) National Puzzle Day 30 Franklin D. Roosevelt born, 1882 (23rd President) Festival Of Sleep Day J.R.R. Tolkien born, 1892 (author) 10 Make Your Dreams Come True 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, 1922, Christian Nelson Gold Discovered in California At Sut- ter’s Mill, 1848 31 Backwards Day Jackie Robinson born, 1919 (Base- ball Great) Trivia Day Isaac Newton born, 1643 11 Milk Day Amelia Earhart flew solo across the Pa- cific Ocean, 1935 18 Raymond Briggs born, 1934 Marks the beginning of the Lewis & Clark Bicentennial 25 Opposite Day First Winter Olym- pics held, 1924 FRIDAY SATURDAY 5 6 First Woman Governor Inaugurated 1925 (Nellie Ross) George Washington Carver Recognition Day National Bird Day 12 Work Harder Day Author Jack London born, 1876 19 Artist Paul Cezanne born, 1839 Popcorn Day 26 Australia Day (first settled, 1788) Bean Day Epiphany (Christian Holiday) Sherlock Holmes born, 1854 13 Poetry Break Day Michael Bond born, 1926 20 Inauguration Day (Every 4 years) Cheese Day First traffic rules published (1900) 27 Lewis Carroll National Geographic Society Founded (1888) SUNDAY 7 First U.S. Presiden- tial Election held, 1789 Old Rock Day 14 Secret Pal Day 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