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<div style="text-align: center;">January [[February]] [[March]] [[April]] [[May]] [[June]] [[July]] [[August]] [[September]] [[October]] [[November]] [[December]]</div> | <div style="text-align: center;">January [[February]] [[March]] [[April]] [[May]] [[June]] [[July]] [[August]] [[September]] [[October]] [[November]] [[December]]</div> | ||
| - | '''January''' is the first [[month]] of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars, and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. | + | '''January''' is the first [[month]] of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars, and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. January is named for Janus (Ianuarius), the god of the doorway. January starts on the same day of the week as October in common years. |
| + | ==Events== | ||
| + | *Jan. 7, 1789 - First American presidential election | ||
==Holidays== | ==Holidays== | ||
*New Year's Day - January 1 | *New Year's Day - January 1 | ||
Revision as of 04:48, 24 March 2008
January is the first month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars, and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. January is named for Janus (Ianuarius), the god of the doorway. January starts on the same day of the week as October in common years.
Events
- Jan. 7, 1789 - First American presidential election
Holidays
- New Year's Day - January 1
- Martin Luther King Day in the United States - Third Monday
- Australia Day in Australia - January 26
