January
January 1 - New Year's Day!
January 4 - Blender Invented (1910)
January 4 - Trivia Day
January 6 - Carl Sandburg's Birthday (1878)
January 12 - Batman Premieres (1966)
January 17 - Ben Franklin's Birthday (1706)
January 19 - Edgar Allan Poe's Birthday (1809)
January 20 - First Basketball Game Played, Springfield, MA (1892)
January 22 - Answer Your Cat's Question Day
January 22 - Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In Premieres (1968)
January 24 - First Canned Beer Makes Appearance, Richmond, VA (1935)
January 27 - Death of Thomas Crapper (1910) - he invented the flush toilet in 1837
January 30 - Anniversary of the Famed House of Representatives Brawl (1798)
January 31 - National Popcorn Day
January 31 - Scotch Tape Invented (1928)
