January 1, 2017 — Emancipation Proclamation signed by Lincoln - 1863
January 1, 2017 — New Year's Day
January 2, 2017 — Georgia Admission Day - 1788
January 3, 2017 — Alaska Admission Day - 1959
January 4, 2017 — Louis Braille born this day in 1809
January 4, 2017 — Utah Admission Day - 1896
January 6, 2017 — New Mexico Admission Day - 1912
January 7, 2017 — First US Presidential Election - 1789
January 9, 2017 — Connecticut Admission Day - 1788
January 16, 2017 — Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
January 20, 2017 — Inauguration Day
January 23, 2017 — National Handwriting Day
January 25, 2017 — First Winter Olympics began- 1924 in France
January 26, 2017 — Michigan Admission Day - 1837
January 27, 2017 — Russians liberate Auschwitz - 1945
January 28, 2017 — Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster
January 28, 2017 — Chinese New Year - Year of the monkey
January 29, 2017 — Kansas Admission Day - 1861
