January Fun Facts

Check out the list below for some January fun facts, inspired by AmeriClean.

1. The flower symbol of January is snowdrop & carnation.

2. January’s gem is garnet which represents constancy.

3. The zodiac signs for January is Capricorn (December 22 – January 19) and Aquarius (January 20 – February 18).

4. The Common Sense by Thomas Paine was published on January 10, 1776.

5. On January 10, 1920 the League of Nations was established.

6. National Blood Donor Month

7. National Braille Literacy Month

8. National Hobby Month

9. National Soup Month

10. National Staying Healthy Month

11. On January 8, 1798, Amendment 11 to Constitution was proclaimed which modified the Supreme Court’s power.

12. On January 4, 1896, Utah became the 45th state.

13. On January 6, 1912. New Mexico became the 47th state.

14. January 8 – Elvis Presley’s birthday

15. January 11 – National Human Trafficking Awareness Day in the United States

16. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in the United States – Third Monday

17. On January 2, 1788, Georgia ratified the Constitution.

18. January 26 – Republic Day in India

19. On January 1, 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation was issued by Abraham Lincoln.

20. On the first Monday of January, Handsel Monday is celebrated in Scotland and northern England.