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JANUARY IS... Celebration
of Life Month, Coffee Gourmet International, Diet, Book,
Hot Tea, Bath Safety, Soup, Eye Care, Oatmeal, Cosmetology,
Crime Stoppers, Hobby, Store Brands Awareness,
Blood Donor, and Reminisce Month
Flower:
Carnation
Birthstone: Garnet
Astrological
Sign:
Aquarius Jan 20 - Feb 19
| 1 |
New
Year's Day |
| 5 |
Twelfth
Night -End of medieval Christmas activities |
| 6 |
Carnival
Season Begins - Through Feb 5 |
| 8 |
Elvis
Presley's Birthday |
| 15 |
Martin
Luther King Jr. Birthday |
| 17 |
Customer
Service Day |
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Important
Weeks and Trivia
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Women's
Self Empowerment Week Jan 1-7
Law Enforcement Training Week -Always held the
first full week of the year.
Diet Resolution Week Jan 1-7
National THANK YOUR CUSTOMERS Week Jan 7-11
National School
Nurse Day is
the fourth Wednesday of January since 1977 |
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| 1 |
Billionaire
Bachelor Bill Gates Married Melinda French. |
| 2 |
Anniversary
of the 55 MPH speed limit (1974) |
| 3 |
Drinking
Straw Patented (1888) |
| 3 |
"Queen
for a Day" TV Premier Anniversary (1956) |
| 5 |
Five
Dollar a Day Minimum Wage: Anniversary (1914) |
| 9 |
"Rawhide"
TV Premier (1959) |
| 10 |
Pat
Benatar (50), Rod Stewart (58) Birthdays |
| 12 |
First
Elected Woman Senator (1932) |
| 16 |
Donny
and Marie TV Premier (1976) |
| 17 |
PGA
of America Founded (1916) |
| 18 |
Lewis
and Clark Expedition 200th Anniversary (1803) |
| 19 |
Penguin
Awareness Day |
| 21 |
Tops
Club, Inc. 55th Anniversary |
| 24 |
First
Beer in cans sold (1935) |
| 26 |
Lotus
1-2-3 Released: 20th Anniversary |
| 28 |
Challenger
Space Shuttle Explosion (1986) |
| 28 |
First
College Newspaper the Yale News began publication in (1878) |
| 30 |
Beatles
last public appearance (1969) |
| 31 |
Suzanne
Pleshette (70), Minnie Driver (36) Birthdays |
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