Happy National Pie Day. Evidence exists to show that pies were being eaten in Egypt as far back as 9500 BC.

WIMA, Lima, Ohio, 1967

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Ernest Hemingway survived two plane crashes in two days in 1954. He was believed dead for almost 24 hours afterwards.

Today in 1849 Elizabeth Blackwell was awarded her MD in Geneva, New York, thus becoming America's first woman doctor.

Leadbelly, born today 1888.

I noticed last year that there is no national day honoring this Southern staple. Since nothing much ever happened on January 23, I proclaimed it ''National Peanuts and Coke Day,'' to be celebrated in perpetuity. Go for it.

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Today in 1957, machines at the Wham-O toy company roll out the first batch of aerodynamic plastic discs called 'Frisbees', after the pie plates from Frisbee Baking.

The miniseries 'Roots' premiered on ABC today in 1977.

Today in 1973 Nixon announced the end of U.S. involvement in Vietnam.

Django Reinhardt, born today 1910.

Happy National Blonde Brownie Day.

WNIO, Miles, Ohio, 1968

Skiing on Folly Beach, South Carolina, January 22, 2025.

Baby Cages for Fresh Air. New York City, 1920s–1930s

58 years ago today, ''Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In'' premiered on NBC.

Happy National Hot Sauce Day.

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Today in 1987 R. Budd Dwyer shot himself on live television the day before his sentencing for conspiracy, mail fraud, perjury, and interstate transportation in aid of racketeering.

Today in 1970 Pan American World Airlines made the first commercial Boeing 747 flight from New York to London in 6 hours.

The Uranium atom was first split by Dr. Enrico Fermi and Dr. John Dunning at Columbia University on January 22, 1939, beginning the Manhattan Project.

Claudia Alta ''Lady Bird'' Johnson, born today 1912.

Happy National Polka Dot Day.

The World's Biggest Cheese was finished by Steve's Cheese in Wisconsin on Jan. 22, 1964. It took 43 hours, 170k quarts of milk from 16k cows, and weighed 34,591 pounds. It was trucked to NY for the World's Fair. After the fair it was sold to Borden. Postcard of Mr. & Mrs. Steve Siudzinski.

Roe vs Wade confirmed by SCOTUS today in 1973. Justice Blackmun wrote the majority opinion.

Happy National Granola Bar Day.

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Billboard Rock albums, 1982

Today in 1978 the Bee Gees' ''Saturday Night Fever'' album went to Number One and stayed there for 24 weeks.

Happy New England Clam Chowder Day.

Happy Wednesday.

Today in 2014 a boulder dislodged, narrowly missed a farm house, destroyed a barn, and stopped in a vineyard at the property in Ronchi di Termeno, Italy.

Happy Mariachi Day.

The Swiss Guard first arrived at the Vatican as watchmen for the pope on January 21, 1506.

Benny Hill, born today 1924.