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JANUARY JUMBLE (continued):
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Jan. 14: in 1697, the Massachusetts Bay Colony held a day of fasting and repentance for having executed people convicted of witchcraft, beginning with the Salem trials of 1692. In 1952, NBC-TV’s “Today” show premiered, featuring Dave Garroway as host.
Manufacturers Association to promote the use of pens, pencils, and writing paper. This day was chosen because it is the birthday of John Hancock, whose stylish and flamboyant signature is easily recognizable on the Declaration of Independence. Even his name has become synonymous with the word “signature,” as we ask folks to “put their John Hancock” on important documents. • Make yourself a peanut butter sandwich on January 24 in honor of National Peanut Butter Day. Every year Americans eat enough of this spread to make more than 10 billion sandwiches, spending about $800 million annually. First introduced in 1904 at the St. Louis World’s Fair, peanut butter is now eaten in 90% of American households. Today’s laws state that in order to be labeled as “peanut butter,” the product must be at least 90% peanuts.
Jan. 15: in 1943, work was completed on the Pentagon, • January 25 is observed as World Leprosy Day, new headquarters of the U.S. War Department. In 1973, intended to educate people on this disease that President Nixon announced the suspension of U.S. damages the nerves that control the muscles in the hands and feet. Left untreated, it can lead offensive actions in North Vietnam, citing progress in to the inability to use the hands, paralysis of peace negotiations. the feet, loss of sensation in the extremities, Jan. 16: in 1920, Prohibition began in the United States and even blindness. Every day, 620 people are under the 18th Amendment to the Constitution. It was diagnosed with leprosy – that’s one every two repealed by the 21st Amendment in 1933. In 1991, minutes! Also called Hansen’s Disease, leprosy Operation Desert Storm began to drive Iraqi forces out is contagious, spread by droplets from the nose of Kuwait. and mouth by coughing and sneezing. India has more leprosy than any other country. The good Jan. 17: in 1893, Hawaii’s monarchy was overthrown news in this century is that it is curable, and as a group of businessmen and sugar planters forced deformities can frequently be remedied with Queen Liliuokalani to abdicate. In 1956, Ford Motor reconstructive surgery. Co. began selling stock to the public, ending total family control of the company.
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Jan. 18: in 1778, Capt. James Cook discovered the Sandwich Islands, now known as Hawaii. In 1943, by government order, American bakeries stopped selling sliced bread to save steel for cutting machinery for the war effort. Jan. 19: in 1966, Indira Gandhi became prime minister of India, following in the footsteps of her father, Jawaharlal Nehru, the nation’s first prime minister. In 1976, the Beatles turned down a $30 million offer to hold a reunion concert. Jan. 20: in 1958, Elvis Presley got his draft notice. He was given 60 days to finish making the movie “King Creole” before reporting to the Army. In 1981, Iran released 52 American hostages after 444 days - just minutes after the presidency passed from Jimmy Carter to Ronald Reagan. This week’s question: In 1799, Edward Jenner introduced a vaccine for what disease?
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