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Tin Can Day (1810): January 19

Daily

Tin Can Day celebrates the invention of tin cans on this day in 1810 by British merchant Peter Durand. A major game-changer in food preservation, tin cans revolutionized the food industry. The first comme...

January

Toad Hollow Day of Encouragement: January...

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Toad Hollow Day of Encouragement is a day for people to reach out and make a sincere, heartfelt connection with someone else. The name of the holiday comes from 'Toad Hollow Country School', a story wri...

January

Toffee, English Toffee Day, Ntl.: January...

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National English Toffee Day in both the United States and the United Kingdom celebrates the sweet made from molasses, butter, sugar and almonds. The sweet rose to popularity during the 1800s and quickly b...

January

Tom Thumb Day (1838): January 4

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Tom Thumb Day commemorates Charles Sherwood Stratton, a boy from Bridgeport, Connecticut, born January 4, 1838. The son of a carpenter, at the age of four Charles was only 25 inches tall and weighed a m...

January

Train Your Dog Month, Ntl.: January

Monthly

Created in 2011, National Train Your Dog Month is promoted The Association of Professional Dog Trainers. This day urges dog owners to take the time and train their dogs properly for their pets safety and...

January

Travel, Shop for Travel Day, Ntl.: January...

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There is something about a new year that causes travel queries to spike in mid-January. Obviously, people are thinking about someplace other than enduring the winter doldrums. Capitalizing on this trend a...

January

Trivia Day: January 4

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Trivia Day was created by Robert I Birch, of Pun Corps, a holiday inventing company that uses numerology. For instance, Trivia Day is January 4 each year the T and R of 'Trivia' stand for the numbers 1 an...

January

Unchain a Dog Month: January

Monthly

With temperatures dropping, animals are vulnerable to frostbite and worse. PETA created National Unchain a Dog Month to alert pet owners to the dangers of leaving their pet chained outside during the wint...

January

Use Your Gift Card Day, Ntl.: January 18

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First held in 2020, National Use Your Gift Card Day encourages people who received gift cards over the holidays and previous, to get out and redeem the full amount. Each year over $500 million dollars in...

January

Veganuary (US/UK/AU): January

Monthly

Veganuary is a charity inspiring people to try vegan for January and throughout the rest of the year in the United Kingdom. Recipes and activities are available on the event's website. This event first r...

January

Vision Board Day, Ntl.: January 11

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Vision Boards are a pictorial representation of goals. Vision Board Day encourages everyone to define their goals for the upcoming year and create a visual reminder of these goals you can see. Vision boar...

January

War on Poverty Day (1964): January 8

Daily

It was on this day in 1964 that President Lyndon B Johnson officially declared war on Poverty in the United States with these words: "Unfortunately, many Americans live on the outskirts of hope -- some b...

January

Whipped Cream Day: January 5

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National Whipped Cream Day is an unofficial event with no sponsor. It celebrates the light cream topping, served to kings in the 17th century, that has come to top everything from fresh fruits to cakes a...

January

Winter Sports TBI Awareness Month, Ntl: Ja...

Monthly

Thunder and lighting, snow, ice, hypothermia and extreme cold are just some of the weather related hazards occurring during the winter. National Winter Weather Safety Day is the annual day the National W...

January

Year of the Census (US): 2020

Annual

Every 10 years the United States does a census to determine the population and its characteristics within the US and its territories. The outcome affects funds given for schools, infrastructure, social pr...

January

Year of the Non-commissioned Officer (NCO)...

Annual

The Year of the Non-commissioned Officer (NCO) is declared on occasion by the US military to highlight the achievements, professionalism and focus training on the needs of NCOs throughout the year. The la...

January

Z Day: January 1

Daily

Z Day reverses the alphabet for one day when people with a last name starting with Z go to the head of the line and those with As to the end.

January

Zehnder's Snowfest (US-MI): January 22-27

Weekly

Snow sculptures, ice carvings, fireworks, petting zoo and children's activities the Zehnder's Snowfest hosts a World Class Double and Single Block Snow Sculpting Championships, State of Michigan Snow Scul...

January

Take Your Child to the Library Day, Ntl.:...

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Take Your Child to the Library Day is a Connecticut-based, grass-roots project created by Nadine Lipman, retired Head of Children's Services at the Waterford (CT) Public Library. It first ran in 2012. T...

January

Puppy Bowl: February 2

Daily

The Puppy Bowl is Animal Planet's answer to the Super Bowl. Basically it is a football game played by real puppies with kitten cheerleaders and other animal announcers and entertainment. It typically ai...

January
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