Did you know...

... that today is Ethan Allen Day? This day honors Ethan

Allen, leader of the Green Mountain boys during the American

Revolution. He was born in 1737 in Litchfield, Connecticut.

January 11, 1935

Amelia Earhart began a trip from Honolulu to Oakland, Calif., becoming the first woman to fly solo across the Pacific Ocean.

 

January 12, 1915

The United States House of Representatives rejected a proposal to give women the right to vote.

 

Did you know...

... that today is Hen Galan New Year's Day? For the 200

inhabitants of Gwaun Valley, near Fishguard, Dyfed in Wales,

the new year does not begin until January 13th because they've

stuck with the Julian calendar and did not give up the 11 days

lost when the rest of Great Britain switched to the Gregorian

calendar in 1752. Happy Hen Galan!

January 13, 1968

Country musician Johnny Cash recorded a live concert at Folsom Prison in California.

 

Your left lung is smaller than your right lung to make room for your heart.

About one third of the human race has 20-20 vision.

January 15, 2001
Wikipedia, a web-based encyclopedia, made its debut.

Did you know...

... that today is the anniversary of the $75,000 Baseball Man?

In 1961, outfielder Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees

became the first Major League baseball player to be paid

$75,000 per year when he signed a $75,000 contract for 1961.

January 16, 1920

Prohibition began as the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution took effect.

 

Did you know...

... that today is Benjamin Franklin's Birthday? Born in

Boston, Massachusetts, on January 17, 1706, Benjamin Franklin

was the author of the Poor Richard's Almanac, oldest signer of

both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution,

scientist, diplomat, author, printer, publisher, philosopher,

philanthropist and self-made, self-educated man. Whew! Busy man! ;-)

Perspiration is odorless, it's the bacteria on your skin that creates the odor.

January 18, 1912

English explorer Robert F. Scott and his expedition reached the South Pole, only to discover that Roald Amundsen had g

Did you know...

... that today is Tin Can Day? The tin canning process for

food storage was patented on this date in 1825 by Ezra Daggett

and Thomas Kensett of New York City. Although tin cans had

been used in Europe since 1810, this was the first U.S. patent

for the canning process.

January 19, 1937

Howard Hughes set a transcontinental air record by flying his monoplane from Los Angeles to Newark, N.J., in 7 hours, 28 minutes and 25 seconds.