January B-days
This former U.S. president celebrated his birthday on January 30th. [Hint: He served 4 terms]
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
This proclamation was issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863.
What is The Emancipation Proclamation? It declared all slaves to be free in states that had seceded from the Union.
This color is often associated with January's birthstone, garnet.
What is Red?
This famous rock 'n' roll singer's birthday is on January 8th.
Who is Elvis Presley?
One of January's birth flowers. There are two.
What is Carnation or Snowdrop?
The amount of water there would be if there were 10 inches of snow and the snow melted.
What is 1 inch?
This is the official currency of the European Union. It debuted on January 4, 1999.
What is the euro?
On January 28, 1945, this branch of the U.S. military was officially created, to protect waters and coasts.
What is the Coast Guard?
Born on January 1, 1752, this woman is credited with sewing the first United States flag.
Betsy Ross
January 31st is national hot _____ day.
What is National Hot Chocolate Day?
This tomb was discovered by British archaeologist Howard Carter on January 3, 1924.
Who is King Tut? Tutankhamen’s tomb was discovered near Luxor, Egypt. The mummy was held in a solid gold coffin.
January 4th. A day Jeopardy fans can appreciate.
What is National Trivia Day?
First published on January 29, 1845, this famous poem begins, “Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary.”
What is Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven?”
On January 7, 1714 a patent was issued for the first one of these, designed by British inventor Henry Mill "for the impressing or transcribing of letters singly or progressively one after another, as in writing."
What is the typewriter?