World Day for War Orphans – This day is dedicated to raising awareness about the plight of children who have lost one or both parents due to war or conflict.
National Cuddle Up Day – This day encourages people to get cozy and cuddle up with their loved ones, pets, or favorite blankets.
National Shortbread Day – This day celebrates the delicious and buttery Scottish treat, shortbread, and encourages people to indulge in this classic dessert.
Epiphany – This Christian holiday commemorates the visit of the Magi to the baby Jesus, and is also known as Three Kings’ Day or Twelfth Night.
Apple Tree Day – This day celebrates the importance of apple trees in our lives and encourages people to plant and care for these fruit-bearing trees.
1066 – Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England, succeeding Edward the Confessor.
1412 – Joan of Arc is born in Domrémy, France.
1838 – Samuel Morse demonstrates the telegraph for the first time at the Speedwell Ironworks in Morristown, New Jersey.
1912 – New Mexico becomes the 47th state of the United States.
1941 – Franklin D. Roosevelt delivers his “Four Freedoms” speech in the State of the Union address, outlining his vision for a post-war world based on freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear.
1967 – The United States conducts its first successful test of an intercontinental ballistic missile, the LGM-30 Minuteman.
1994 – Figure skater Nancy Kerrigan is attacked by associates of rival skater Tonya Harding at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Detroit.
2005 – Mahmoud Abbas is elected as the President of the Palestinian Authority.
2021 – Pro-Trump supporters storm the United States Capitol building in Washington D.C., disrupting a joint session of Congress to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election.
