January 2009

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Annie Moore, a 15-year-old Irish girl, became the first immigrant to enter Ellis Island in 1892.

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John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born on this day.

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Jacob Grimm, one of the Brothers Grimm, was born on this day.

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Two famous Smiths share this birthday: Captain John Smith and famed mountain-man Jedediah Smith.

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Elvis Presley was born on this day in 1935.

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Amelia Earhart completed her solo flight from Honolulu to Oakland in 1935.

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Martin Luther King, Jr. was born in 1929.

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Today is Benjamin Franklin’s birthday.

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Poet and author Pat Mora was born in 1942.

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Animal rights activist Joy Adamson was born on this day in 1910.

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NCTE’s Orbis Pictus Nonfiction Award is announced today.

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The “1984” Macintosh commercial aired on January 22, 1984 during Super Bowl XVIII.

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Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman to earn an MD degree in 1849.

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Gold was discovered in California in 1848.

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Poet Robert Burns was born in 1759.

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Today, the American Library Association announces its annual book award winners.

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Today is the birthday of Lewis Carroll, author of Alice in Wonderland.

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The Space Shuttle Challenger exploded in 1986.

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Poe's “The Raven” was published in 1845.

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Jackie Robinson was born in 1919.