Holidays and Observances

1/22/12

US Observances

Official / Sponsored / Traditional Holidays

Answer Your Cat’s Question Day
Celebration of Life Day

National Activity Professionals Week
World Leprosy Week

Unofficial / Unsponsored / Urban Legend Holidays

National Blonde Brownie Day
Roe v. Wade Day

International Observances

Reunion Day – Ukraine
Ukrainian Day – Ukraine

Trivia

1889 Columbia Phonograph was formed
1890 The United Mine Workers of America was
1905 Bloody Sunday
1927 Worlds first live radio commentary of a football [soccer] match
1946 Central Intelligence Group created
1947 First commercial television station west of the Mississippi River, began operation
1968 First Lunar module taken into space
1970 The world’s first “jumbo jet” made its maiden voyage
1973 Roe v. Wade Decision
1984 The Apple Macintosh was introduced
2002 Kmart filed bankruptcy
2006 First indigenous president of Bolivia