Coming on January 16, 2025
National Days
NATIONAL FIG NEWTON DAY
NATIONAL WITHOUT A SCALPEL DAY
GET TO KNOW YOUR CUSTOMERS DAY
NATIONAL NOTHING DAY
NATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM DAY
January 15th Celebrated History
1943
Contractors complete the construction of the United States Department of Defense's headquarters, also known as the Pentagon. Architect George Bergstrom designed the five-sided building located in Arlington County, Virginia.
1967
The Green Bay Packers square off against the Kansas City Chiefs in the first Super Bowl Championship. Played at the LA Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, CA, the Packers took home the trophy by defeating the Chiefs 35-10.
1919
A flood of molasses kills 21 people in Boston. The Red Cross aided victims when a vat at the U.S. Industrial Alcohol Company of Cambridge burst causing between 1.5 and 2 million gallons of molasses to spill into the streets. It flooded and damaged buildings, knocked streetcars off their tracks, and sucked carriages into its wake.
January 15th Celebrated Birthdays
Abigail Kelley Foster - 1811
A resolute figure of the anti-slavery movement, Foster founded the Millbury Anti-Slavery Society and was known for her ability as a speaker, recruiter, and fundraiser. Her efforts to abolish slavery translated to women's rights following the Civil War. Foster became one of the prominent figures in support of women's suffrage.
Edward Teller - 1908
In 1943, the Hungarian-born American nuclear physicist joined the Manhattan Project. Teller would go on to lead the U.S. government's development of the world's first thermonuclear weapon - the hydrogen bomb.
Martin Luther King Jr. - 1929
The civil rights activist is best known for advancing the Civil Rights Movement using nonviolent civil disobedience. King's speeches, activism, and marches influenced an entire generation, and his words still resonate today.
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