First week of January, 2018 Calendar with holidays, observances and special days

Fibromyalgia is estimated to affect 2–8% of the population. Females are affected about two times more often than males. A York University study found that practicing yoga..→

January 1 is the first day of a new year according to Gregorian calendar ( In the Gregorian calendar which the United States started observing in 1752 this date liturgica..→

Louis Braille (1809 – 1852) was a French educator and inventor of a system of reading and writing for use by the blind or visually impaired. His system remains known worl..→

This day is also known as the International Day of Pace or the International Day of Prayer for peace. On 8 December 1967, Pope Paul VI established a new international da..→

The first artificial drinking straw for cocktails has been invented by Marvin Chester Stone, paper cigarette mouthpieces factory owner. He was annoyed with the husk from ..→

World Braille Day is celebrated annually on January 4th in honor of Louis Braille, the inventor of braille who was born on this day in 1809. For about 200 years blind pe..→

National Bird Day is on January 5 each year, as it’s scheduled to coincide with the end of the annual Christmas Bird Count. The Christmas Bird Count has been going on for..→

The wise men stepped from the shadows and were deemed to be three in number, each one a mighty king who knelt in turn to pay homage and present his gift to the greatest k..→

And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius wa..→