HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS DAY
National Human Trafficking Awareness Day on January 11th brings attention to a crime that leaves a lasting toll on human life, families, and communities around the world. #HumanTraffickingAwarenessDay
NATIONAL SUNDAY SUPPER DAY
National Sunday Supper Day encourages families to gather around the table, enjoy a meal and a conversation together each year on the second Sunday in January. #SundaySupper
NATIONAL MILK DAY
National Milk Day on January 11th commemorates the day many think the first milk deliveries in glass bottles began in the United States. Alexander Campbell of the New York Dairy Company professed to the New York State Senate that his company was the first to make these deliveries in 1878. #NationalMilkDay
STEP IN A PUDDLE AND SPLASH YOUR FRIENDS DAY
On National Step in a Puddle and Splash Your Friends Day, particular criteria must be present to celebrate. On January 11th, unless the ideal conditions prevail, some areas of the country may have to create them. So, can we really? Well, yes, the name of the day says you can! Life is short….let's have fun! And good luck. #StepInAPuddleAndSplashYourFriendsDay
NATIONAL ARKANSAS DAY
On January 11th, National Arkansas Day recognizes the Natural State and the 25th state to join the union. #NationalArkansasDay
Coming on January 12, 2026
National Days
KISS A GINGER DAY
NATIONAL CURRIED CHICKEN DAY
NATIONAL PHARMACIST DAY
NATIONAL MARZIPAN DAY
NATIONAL CLEAN OFF YOUR DESK DAY
Notable Birthdays for January 11
Alexander Hamilton (1755-1804) - Founding Father and first to serve as Secretary of the Treasury.
Alfred E. Jackson "Mudwall" (1807-1889) - Brigadier General for the Confederate Army.
Ezra Cornell (1807-1874) - Founder of Western Union and Cornell University.
John Reese Kenly (1818-1891) - Brevet Major General for the Union Army.
Bayard Taylor (1825-1878) - Poet and translator.
William James (1842-1910) - The first psychologist to offer psychology as a course.
G. W. Pierce (1872-1956) - Physicist who helped invent electronic telecommunications.
Thomas Hicks (1876-1952) - Runner who won the gold medal at the 1904 Summer Olympics.
Aldo Leopold (1887-1949) - Co-founder of the Wilderness Society.
Laurens Hammond (1895-1973) - Founder of the Hammond Clock Company.
Clyde Kluckhohn (1905-1960) - Anthropologist best known for his works with theory of culture within American anthropology.
Carroll Shelby (1923-2012) - Race car driver and founder of Carroll Shelby International.
Grant Tinker (1925-2016) - Co-founded MTM (Mary Tyler Moore) Enterprises
Mary Rodgers (1931-2014) - Author of Freaky Friday, which was later made into a movie.
Clarence Clemons (1942-2011) - Saxophonist for the Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band.
Naomi Judd (1946-2022) - Half of the country duo The Judd's.
Brett Bodine (1959-Still Living) - NASCAR driver.
Memorable Events for January 11
1759 - The first American life insurance company opens in PA.
1908 - The Grand Canyon National Monument is created.
1912 - Immigrant textile workers strike when wages are reduced.
1927 - Louis B. Mayer announces the creation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
1935 - Amelia Earhart becomes the first person to fly solo from HI to CA.
1964 - U.S. Surgeon General warns smoking may be hazardous to your health.
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