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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsDaily Holidays - January 17
Cable Car Day In early 1871 British-born, US resident Andrew Smith Hallidie received the first patent in relation to the cable car, an occasion which is marked by Cable Car Day. https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/cable-car-day/Kid Inventors' Day Kid Inventors day was created several years ago by people who wanted to celebrate the achievements of the youngest inventors as well as encourage more children to be creative. The date chosen to celebrate this day, January 17th, was no accidentit is the anniversary of renowned polymath, politician and child inventor Benjamin Franklins birthday. Due to his countless other achievements, many people dont know that when Franklin was just 12 years old, he invented the worlds first swim flippers, making him a great role model for every child who dreams of making something nobody has ever seen before. Over the centuries, other children have invented many other things we continue to use today, such as popsicles (a very tasty accident!), the trampoline and ear muffs. Perhaps one of the most impressive things invented by a child is the language of the blind now used the world over, Braille. Louis Braille, its inventor, lost his vision in a tragic accident at age 3 and spent his early teen years developing his new language while studying at The National Institute for Blind Youth in Paris. Almost 200 years later, American teen Ryan Patterson also improved the lives of the disabled when he invented a glove with special sensors that translates the hand motions of American Sign Language into written words on a digital display. https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/kid-inventors-day/
Ditch The Years Resolution Day Ahhh New Years Resolutions. Theyre a great opportunity to really set ourselves up for some magnificent failures and disappointments, amirite? Well, there comes a time when you just have to acknowledge that your New Years Resolutions were unreasonable and unrealistic, and that time is a fortnight into the New Year! Rejoice in your new found freedom from torturous diets and horrible exercise regimes, pick up that pack of smokes and down another glass of wine. Ditch New Years Resolutions Day sets you free from your first mistakes of the New Year! https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/ditch-new-years-resolutions-day/
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Daily Holidays - January 17 (Original Post)
Sherman A1
Jan 2017
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femmocrat
(28,394 posts)1. Happy Birthday to Michelle Obama!
"Let us not forget: I didnt just wake up first lady...I mean, I went to law school, I practiced law, I worked for the city, I ran a nonprofit (and) I was an executive at a hospital. Ive been in the world. Ive worked in every sector, and you dont do that without coming up against some stuff."