National Dress Up Your Pet Day – This day encourages pet owners to have fun and get creative by dressing up their furry friends in cute or silly costumes.
Organize Your Home Day – This day encourages people to declutter, clean, and organize their living spaces for a fresh start to the new year.
International Kite Day – This day celebrates the joy and beauty of flying kites, and encourages people to get outside and enjoy this timeless activity.
Ratification Day – This day commemorates the ratification of the Treaty of Paris on January 14, 1784, which officially ended the American Revolutionary War.
National Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day – This day celebrates the delicious deli sandwich made with tender pastrami, spicy mustard, and rye bread, and encourages people to indulge in this classic comfort food.
1129 – Formal approval of the Order of the Knights Templar is granted by Pope Honorius II.
1742 – English astronomer Edmond Halley observes the comet that would later bear his name.
1952 – NBC’s “Today” show premieres, with Dave Garroway as the first host.
1963 – George Wallace is inaugurated as the governor of Alabama and gives his famous “segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever” speech.
1975 – The first Super Bowl halftime show is performed, featuring Carol Channing and a number of college marching bands.
1994 – U.S. President Bill Clinton and Russian President Boris Yeltsin sign the Kremlin Accords, outlining the terms of nuclear arms reduction.
2005 – The Huygens probe lands on Saturn’s moon Titan, making it the first spacecraft to land on a moon in the outer solar system.
2011 – The Tunisian government falls after weeks of protests, marking the start of the Arab Spring.
2021 – The second impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump begins in the Senate, making him the first U.S. president to be impeached twice.
