Since 1986, the third Monday in January has been a federal holiday in observance of the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., a Baptist minister, Nobel Peace Prize winner, and civil rights leader dedicated to nonviolence. This is a day to honor King’s principles, perhaps best exemplified by his famous “I Have a Dream” speech, delivered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963: “I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed, ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.’” Learn more about Martin Luther King Jr. Day and how to celebrate.
Daily Calendar for Monday, January 16, 2023
Question of the Day
Who are the three oldest people in the Bible?
Among the biblical people whose ages are noted, the three oldest are Methuselah, who lived 969 years; Jared, who lived 962 years; and Noah, who lived 950 years.
Advice of the Day
Add a tablespoon or two of honey to cake batter for a moister cake.
Home Hint of the Day
Here’s a way to stop your plumb line from tangling: Wind it onto the reel of an old chalk-line holder. If you have a broken or worn-out chalk line, save the holder for just such a use.
Word of the Day
Keelhaul
To haul under the keel of a ship, by ropes attached to the yardarms on each side. It was formerly practiced as a punishment in the Dutch and English navies.
Puzzle of the Day
Why is there a difference of only two letters of the alphabet between an accepted and a rejected love?
One kisses his miss, and the other misses his kiss.
Born
- Robert Service (poet) –
- Ethel Merman (singer & actress) –
- William Kennedy (American writer) –
- Marilyn Horne (opera singer) –
- Ronnie Milsap (singer) –
- Debbie Allen (actress, dancer, & choreographer) –
- Sade (singer) –
- Kate Moss (supermodel) –
- Aaliyah (singer) –
Died
- Carole Lombard (actress) –
- Ted Cassidy (actor) –
- Leland Stowe (journalist) –
- Andrew Wyeth (artist) –
- Carl Milton Smith (American country music singer) –
- Pauline Friedman Phillips, pen name Abigail Van Buren (Dear Abby advice columnist) –
- Russell Johnson (actor) –
Events
- Ivan the Terrible crowned as first Russian czar–
- Prohibition went into effect in the U.S.–
- US Department of State issues a ban on travel to Cuba–
- Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians became the first tribe in the U.S. to issue tribal license plates–
- Operation Desert Storm launched–
- 121.5-pound blue catfish caught, Lake Texoma, Texas–
Weather
- Last day of “The Great Snowstorm” raged from Georgia to Maine: 30+ inches in New York, New Jersey, and New England, with unusually high tides–
- Avalanche in northern Idaho–
- -40 degrees F in Coggon, Iowa–
- An arctic blast dropped temperatures across the Midwest and Northeast: -50 degrees F at Big Black River, Maine; -46 degrees F at Embarrass, Minnesota; -39 F at Berlin, New Hampshire; and -38 F at Monticello, Iowa–