Access Newsletter January 2015 2015/01 | Page 10

Calendar Read more on Family Education 1 New Year's Day 4 5 6 7 8 Inventor Louis Braille's Birthday (1809) National Bird Day Telegraph First Demonstrated (1838) U.S. Hydrogen Bomb Revealed (1953) Elvis Presley's Birthday (1935) 2 3 J.R.R. Tolkien's Birthday (1892) Science Fiction Day 9 Static Electricity Day 10 Oil Discovered in Texas (1901) 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Amelia Earhart Flew Solo Across Pacific (1935) Clean Off Your Desk Day Author James Joyce Died (1941) Revolutionary War Ended (1784) Hat Day Martin Luther King's Birthday (1929) Operation Desert Storm Announced (1991) Ben Franklin's Birthday (1706) 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 World Religion Day Martin Luther King Day MLK Day Celebrated as Federal Holiday (1986) First Atomic Submarine Launched (1954) Madeleine Albright becomes first female Secretary of State (1997) Handwriting Day Compliment Day Popcorn Day (Jan. 19-23) No Name-Calling Week 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 First Winter Olympics (1924) Australia Day Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Birthday (1756) Challenger Shuttle Exploded (1986) Puzzle Day "Blue Suede Shoes" Recorded (1956) Jackie Robinson's Birthday (1919) Observances & Fun Facts Fruit & Vegies for the Month of January: January 2015 is Observed as: • National Mentoring Month • National Glaucoma Awareness • Cervical Health Awareness Month • National Blood Donor Month • Birth Defects Prevention Month Birthstone: Garnet • Tangerines • Dried Cranberries • Sun Dried Tomatoes • Raisins • Yucca Root • Jicama • Sunchoke • Taro Root • Water Chestnut January Flower: Carnation Astrological Signs : Capricorn (till 19th) & Aquarius (20th)