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This Civil rights leader's birthday in honored with a US. Holiday in January

Martin Luther King Jr.

100

This "King of Rock & Roll" was born on January 8, 1935

Elvis Presley

100

January is named after this Roman god of beginnings and transitions

Janus

100

The Lowest temperature ever recorded was in this continent in January 1983

Antarctica

200

On January 3, 1959, this state became the 49th U.S. state

Alaska

200

This Legendary boxer, known as "The Greatest" was born on January 17, 1942

Muhammad Ali 

200

The birthstone for January is this deep red gem

Garnet

200

This animal hibernates all winter long

Bear

300

This famous shipwreck was discovered in January 1985

Titanic

300

The First Lady and humanitarian was born on January 26, 1915

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

300

January sales are common because retailers are clearing stock from this previous holiday

Christmas

300

The heaviest one day snowfall ever recorded happened in this country in January 1921

the United States

400

On January 1, 2002, this major European financial change took effect.

Introduction of the Euro currency

400

This actor known for playing "The Joker" was born on January 22, 1973

Heath Ledger

400

This zodiac sign covers most of January 

Capricorn

400

This mountain range is home to some of the deadliest avalanches in history, including a 1951 disaster that killed nearly 300 people

The Alps 

500

On January 28, 1986, this NASA space shuttle tragically exploded

The Challenger

500

This British Scientist who Developed the Theory of Evolution was born on January 4, 1643

Isaac Newton

500

What date was Donald Trump inaugurated? 

20 January 

500

The worst blizzard in Canadian history, in 1947, buried this province under 10-meter snowdrifts

Saskatchewan

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