2. Michael Myers-This name just conjures up too many cheap horror flick memories (Halloween anyone?) and thus should be avoided. Every time I hear this name, this facecomes to mind. Is that really something you want your kid’s classmates to conjure in their minds? If you want your child to be socially outcasted though, then be my guest & use it, but don’t be surprised if you are then scorned by them.

3. Never name a boy Sue, we learned from the old country song by Johnny Cash that can have consequences years later that are best avoided altogether. Even if you have good intentions like helping your kid get a thick skin.

4. Rasputin-It has been said that he contributed to the overthrow and eventual deaths of the Romanov family, so needless to say, this is a name best avoided. No man of virtuous character would be caught (living or dead) with this unfortunate designation.

5. Last but not least we have Cain, the world’s first murderer, which is pretty self explanatory.

1. 1898. In Dover, Delaware, having tasted the poisoned chocolates, died daughter Congressman Elizabeth Dunning (Elizabeth Dunning). Sweetness, which had been mixed with arsenic, sent by e-mail former mistress wife Dunning. Police managed to track down where the parcel was sent. Cordelia Botkin (Cordelia Botkin) was found guilty of murder, she died in San Quentin Prison in 1910.

2. 1910. Alice Wells (Alice Wells) became the first woman police officer in Los Angeles. She even was given an icon on which was written «Policewoman’s Badge № 1″.

3. 1953. Senator John Fitzgerald Kennedy (John Fitzgerald Kennedy) married Jacqueline Lee Bouvier (Jacqueline Lee Bouvier), works as a photographer in the newspaper Washington Times-Herald. The ceremony, held at St. Mary’s Church in Newport, Rhode Island, attended by over 750 guests. Seven years after this event, John Kennedy was elected the 35 th President of the United States.

4. 1954. The screen went out series “Lassie» («Lassie»). Adventures of a dog breed collie is very loved by the audience. Interestingly, all 9 dogs, playing the role of Lassie, the individuals were male, not female, as it was in the script. 

5. 1974. In Boston, Massachusetts, buses carrying school African-American students were pelted with eggs, bricks and bottles. The police had to come to grips with the white inhabitants of the city that surrounded the school, not wanting to let black children into the building.

6. 2003. In hospital, Nashville, Tennessee, on 71, died legendary American singer and musician Johnny Cash (Johnny Cash). In 1953 his career he has recorded over 1500 songs.

This article is about January Trivia and all you really didn’t know about the month of January.  You just thought it was a cold month, full of weather twists and turns…right?  Wrong! Many interesting events and facts are entwined with the month of January.

The following trivia facts will give you something to talk about at the office, instead of what you got for Christmas this year or what you didn’t get for Christmas, as the show fits. Start up intelligent and unusual conversations about weird trivia about the blustery winter month known as January!

1.       January is known as National Soup month in America.

2.       The 1st Football Super Bowl Game was held at the LA Coliseum in January.

3.       Most people know the month of January was named after the Roman God Janus.

4.       Janus (Ianuarius) was the Roman God “of the doorway” or gatekeeper, many times represented as a 2 faced mask signifying beginnings and endings.

5.       Originally the Georgian Calendar had 10 months, but was expanded to include January and February sometime around 700BC by the Roman ruler Pompilius, who gave it 30 days. It is said Julius Caesar gave it 31 days.

6.       The Saxons called it “Wolfmonth” or “wolf-monath”, because in the cold deep snow nights during the month wolves would come out of the forests and into villages hunting for food.

7.       The garnet is the official birth gemstone of the month.

8.       The Latin root word that January comes from is ‘ianua’ – which means door.

9.       It is legend that Charlemagne called the month “Wintarmanuth”.

10.   The Czech’s call the month ‘leden’, which means ice month.

11.   The Coptic branch of the Christian Church celebrates Christmas on January 7th.  

12.   Australia celebrates – Australia day on January 26th.

13.   On January 7th, 1999, President Bill Clinton’s impeachment began.

14.   January 4th is designated as National Short People Day and National Spaghetti  Day, in America.

15.   Did you know on January 4th, 1965—CBS bought the Fender Guitar Company?

16.   In Minnesota on January 4th, 1999, former Professional Wrestler Jesse Ventura became Governor.

17.   January 8th is National Bubble Bath Day.

18.   In 1935 on January 8th Elvis Presley (“THE KING of ROCK N ROLL”) was born in Tupelo, Mississippi.

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19.   President Johns declared “The War on Poverty” on January 8th, 1964.  ( I guess we didn’t win that war either)

20.   In January of 1964, the 1st Country Music Album became #1 on the Billboard Pop Music Chart: the Johnny Cash record ‘Ring of Fire’.

21.   Did you know that President Lincoln issued the EMANCIPATION PROCLAIMATION on New Years Day in 1863, ending slavery in America?

Does anyone out there really truly see this as a prominent use of his time and talents? Or a mislead waste of his and the public time? You often wonder what leads people to be so outside there normal realm what makes them want to pursue such things. I suppose that is the beauty of America one is free to make a fool of himself in front of millions or succeed and become a overnight phenom. I for one would most certainly not be surprised if his venture into the rapping world was a complete and utter bust. Then again miracles do happen from time to time and stranger things have happened I suppose that only time will tell and whatever its story lets hope its a good one.