January
Bodhi Day
(Learn about the Buddhist holiday that commemorates the day that the historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautauma, experienced enlightenment) |
Discovery of Gold by
John A. Sutter (Learn how General John Sutter & James Marshall discovered gold on January 24, 1848 marking the beginning of the California Gold Rush) |
Emancipation Proclamation
(On January 1st, 1863 President Abraham Lincoln signed this edict proclaiming that all slaves living within rebelling Confederate states "are, & henceforth shall be, free") |
Epiphany
(Find out about the origins of the Feast of the Epiphany) |
First Native American Senator
(On January 23, 1907, Charles Curtis, of Kaw, Osage, & Pottawatomie ancestry, was sworn in as the U.S. senator from Kansas) |
George Washington Carver Day
(In honor of his life & work, January 5th is George Washington Carver Recognition Day) |
Makar Sankranti
(Colorful kite-flying festival marking the end of a long winter & the return of the sun to the northern hemisphere) |
Martin Luther King Day
(History, biography, timeline & more) |
Opening of Ellis Island
(On January 1st, 1892 the first Ellis Island Immigration Station was officially opened in New York Harbor) |
Paper Snowflake Maker
(Design your own snowflake by using your mouse to draw closed polygons that will cut away the paper) |
Page updated January 2, 2021