- Financial Wellness MonthJanuary
- Paul Revere’s BirthdayJan 1, 1735
- Betsy Ross’ BirthdayJan 1, 1752
- Emancipation Proclamation EffectiveJan 1, 1863
- Ellis Island OpenedJan 1, 1892
- National Environmental Policy Act EstablishedJan 1, 1970
- Beanie Babies IntroducedJan 1, 1994
- New YearsJan 1, 2023
- New Year’s ResolutionsJan 1, 2023
- Jacob Grimm’s Birthday (one of the Grimm Brothers)Jan 2, 1785
- J.R.R. Tolkien’s BirthdayJan 3, 1892
- Alaska Admitted as 49th U.S. StateJan 3, 1959
- Spirit Robotic Rover Lands on MarsJan 3, 2004
- Quadrantids Meteor ShowerJan 3, 2023
- Sir Isaac Newton’s BirthdayJan 4, 1643
- National Trivia DayJan 4, 2023
- National Bird DayJan 5, 2023
- First U.S. Presidential ElectionJan 7, 1789
- Elvis Presley’s BirthdayJan 8, 1935
- War On Poverty AnniversaryJan 8, 1964
- Andrew Jackson Defeats British in Battle of New OrleansJan 8, 1815
- National Static Electricity DayJan 9, 2023
- International Thank You DayJan 11, 2023
- Alexander Hamilton’s BirthdayJan 11, 1755 or 1757
- Ratification DayJan 14, 1784
- American Revolutionary War EndedJan 14, 1784
- Wilson “Snowflake” Bentley’s First Snowflake PhotographJan 15, 1885
- Martin Luther King, Jr.’s BirthdayJan 15, 1929
- Dr. Dian Fossey’s BirthdayJan 16, 1932
- Martin Luther King DayJan 16, 2023
- No Name-Calling WeekJan 16-20, 2023
- Ben Franklin’s BirthdayJan 17, 1706
- Operation Desert Storm BeginsJan 17, 1991
- A. A. Milne (Author of Winnie-the-Pooh) BirthdayJan 18, 1882
- Edgar Allan Poe’s BirthdayJan 19, 1809
- Paul Cezzane’s BirthdayJan 19, 1839
- NASA Launches New Horizon SpacecraftJan 19, 2006
- National Popcorn DayJan 19, 2023
- President Roosevelt Approves Production of Atomic BombJan 19, 1942
- John F. Kennedy Inaugural AddressJan 20, 1961
- Penguin Awareness DayJan 20, 2023
- Answer Your Cat’s Question DayJan 22, 2023
- Chinese Year of the RabbitJan 22, 2023
- Nellie Bly Returns From Her 72-day Trip Around the WorldJan 25, 1890
- Australia DayJan 26, 1788
- Playdoh Patent IssuedJan 26, 1965
- Mozart’s BirthdayJan 27, 1756
- Lewis Carroll’s BirthdayJan 27, 1832
- Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” PublishedJan 28, 1813
- Seven Dead in Challenger Space Shuttle DisasterJan 28, 1986
- National Puzzle DayJan 29, 2023
- Mahatma Gandhi AssassinatedJan 30, 1948
