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The first artificial drinking straw for cocktails has been invented by Marvin Chester Stone, paper cigarette mouthpieces factory owner. He was a... read more

World Braille Day is celebrated annually on January 4th in honor of Louis Braille, the inventor of braille who was born on this day in 1809. Fo... read more

National Bird Day is on January 5 each year, as it’s scheduled to coincide with the end of the annual Christmas Bird Count. The Christmas Bird C... read more

The wise men stepped from the shadows and were deemed to be three in number, each one a mighty king who knelt in turn to pay homage and present ... read more

And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. And this taxing was f... read more

According to the Bryan Times article from January 4, 2005, the battle was a "major turning point" in American history, but many people... read more

The politest date in the year is January 11.This day is observed as international thank you day. We all realize the importance of good manners ... read more

Eugenio Maria de Hostos (January 11, 1839 – August 11, 1903), known as "The Great Citizen of the Americas", was a Puerto Rican educato... read more

Stephen Collins Foster (July 4, 1826 – January 13, 1864), known as "the father of American music", was an American songwriter primaril... read more

Wisconsin’s 21 special observance days are part of state statutes governing general school operations (Wis. Stat. sec. 118.02). Federal law has ... read more

Generals Robert E. Lee and Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson were native Virginians, having served great nation and Commonwealth as educat... read more

Water skis. Television. Earmuffs. The Popsicle. What do they have in common? All were invented by kids! 500,000 children and teens invent gadge... read more

There are 470 ski resorts in the U.S., which are visited by more than 50 million skiers and snowboarders every winter season. More than 13.5 mil... read more

Born to Revolutionary War hero Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee in Stratford Hall, Virginia, Robert Edward Lee seemed destined for milita... read more

In 1973, the Texas legislature combined the previously official state holidays of Robert E. Lee’s and Jefferson Davis’s birthdays into a single ... read more

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. inspired millions of Americans to participate in non-violent demonstrations to support the ideals of equality for al... read more

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, observed on the third Monday of January, is the holiday, marking the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr (which was ... read more

National hug day is traditionally observed by students and youth. In far distant seventies this amazing initiative appeared. It was some kind of... read more

Edward Verne Roberts was born January 23, 1939. He contracted polio as an adolescent in 1953. For the first year of his illness, he spent nearly... read more

On 26 January, 1953 in Brussels, Belgium the inaugural session of the Customs Cooperation Council (CCC) was held. It was preceded by ratificatio... read more

The Holocaust began in 1933 when Adolf Hitler came to power in Germany. It ended in 1945 when Allied powers defeated the Nazis. Jewish people w... read more

Washington, DC, Oct. 28, 2014 – With more than 11 million Americans experiencing identity theft each year, National Cyber Security Awareness Mon... read more