Saturday, January 17, 2015

January in History

Events and Birthdays that occurred in January.
1/3/1892 -- J.R.R. Tolkien was born.
1/8/1851 -- The rotation of the Earth was proven.
1/10/1776 -- Common Sense by Thomas Payne was published.
1/15/1929 -- Martin Luther King, Jr. was born.
1/15/1967 -- First Super Bowl was played.
1/19/1825 -- First patent for a tin can was issued.
1/19/1809 -- Edgar Allen Poe was born.
1/19/1807 -- Robert E. Lee was born.
1/23/1849 -- Elizabeth Blackwell received her medical degree.
1/25/1924 -- First Olympic winter games were held at Chamonix, France.
1/27/1832 -- Robert Lewis Carroll was born.
1/28/1782 -- Great Seal of the United States was authorized.

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