NATIONAL DRESS UP YOUR PET DAY
National Dress Up Your Pet Day on January 14th provides a special day to celebrate with your pet and show off their fashion style. Pets do become part of one's family. Whether you take a visit to the groomer or take it a step further and dress up in matching outfits, be sure your pet companion is safe and comfortable. #NationalDressUpYourPetDay
RATIFICATION DAY
Ratification Day on January 14th annually recognizes the act that officially ended the American Revolution.The day commemorates the ratification of the Treaty of Paris on January 14, 1784, at the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Maryland, by the Confederation Congress. #RatificationDay
HOT PASTRAMI SANDWICH DAY
Pastrami lovers across the country look forward to their favorite sandwich on January 14th as they recognize National Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day. #HotPastramiSandwichDay
Coming on January 15, 2026
National Days
NATIONAL BAGEL DAY
NATIONAL BOOCH DAY
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM DAY
NATIONAL HAT DAY
GET TO KNOW YOUR CUSTOMERS DAY
Notable Birthdays and January 14
William Whipple (1730-1785) - Signatory of the Declaration of Independence.
Benedict Arnold (1741-1801) - Distinguished American general who became a traitor to the country.
Hugh Judson Kilpatrick (1836-1881) - Major General for the Union Army.
Richard F. Outcault (1863-1928) - Pioneer comic strip illustrator and creator of Buster Brown.
Hal Roach (1892-1992) - Actor, producer and founder of Hal Roach Studios.
Bebe Daniels (1901-1971) - Child star actress who played Dorothy in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910).
Mildred Albert (1905-1991) - Fashion commentator often referred to as the First Lady of Fashion.
Dudley Randall (1914-2000) - Black poet and founder of Broadside Press.
Mark Goodson (1915-1992) - Game show producer who created the Family Feud and The Price Is Right.
Andy Rooney (1919-2011) - Journalist on 60 Minutes.
Nathaniel Rochester (1919-2001) - Computer scientist and architect of the IBM 701.
Ken Sailors (1921-2016) - Professional basketball player credited with inventing the jump shot.
Don Garlits (1932-Still Living) - Considered the father of drag racing.
Faye Dunaway (1941-Still Living) - Award winning actress who gained fame for the character Bonnie Parker in Bonnie and Clyde (1967).
Carl Weathers (1948-2024) - Actor who played Apollo Creed in Rocky I-IV.
LL Cool J (1968-Still Living) - Rapper and actor who played Agent Sam Hanna in NCIS: Los Angeles.
Jason Bateman (1969-Still Living) - Actor, director, and producer who has been gaining accolades since his debut on Little House on the Prairie.
Dave Grohl (1969-Still Living) - Lead singer for the Foo Fighters.
Memorable Events for January 14
1639 - Connecticut adopts their first constitution entitled Fundamental Orders.
1699 - Massachusetts holds day of fasting for wrongly persecuting people accused of being witches.
1784 - Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris with Great Britain (Ratification Day).
1794 - The first successful Cesarean section was performed on Elizabeth Hogg Bennett by Dr. Jesse Bennett, who was also his wife.
1799 - Gun inventor Eli Whitney receives a government contract for 10,000 muskets.
1943 – President Roosevelt meets with Winston Churchill in Casablanca Conference to discuss WWII.
1952 - The Today Show makes it's debut.
1960 - The Army promotes Elvis Presley to Sergeant.
1973 - Elvis Presley's concert from Hawaii sets the record as the most watched television broadcast by an entertainer.
1979 - President Carter declares Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday as a federal holiday.
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