3 Odd but Cool Things That Happened in History on January 14

3 Odd but Cool Things That Happened in History on January 14

By Michelle Carr Crowe, Silicon Valley real estate guide selling homes in San Jose

Do you, like me, get a thrill learning new things daily? If you’ve read my blog, you know one of the pastimes I enjoy is discovering new facts and interesting pieces of history.

I like to share intriguing stories from our local newspaper the San Jose Mercury News, as well as from some of my favorite print and online magazines Mental Floss, the National Geographic Society or  Smithsonian Magazine. Other times I find articles or facts online at  The History Place, Brainy History,orDates In History.These events for today’s blog post are primarily from History Orb and Wikipedia.

While these interesting items are intriguing, they have nothing to do with my real estate business, helping people like you buy and sell homes in Silicon Valley, Calif. and beyond. I admit, they just add fun and fascination to life.

Here are today’s 3 Odd but Cool Things That Happened in History on January 14, I hope you find them interesting, too.

Anniversaries of Historical Events for January 14, 2013

January 14, 1129 Formal approval of the Order of the Knights Templar at the Council of Troyes.

January 14, 1794 Dr Jessee Bennet of Edom VA, performs first successful Cesarean section operation on his wife.

January 14, 1784 Revolutionary War ends; U.S. Congress and Great Britain both ratify the Treaty of Paris.

Here is one bonus fact: On this date, Marilyn Monroe married baseball great Joe DiMaggio.

Thank you for reading. You may want to read my blog at www.activerain.com/results for more fun facts on history, real estate, home, life and other topics. I hope you learned something new from reading about these 3 Odd but Cool Things That Happened in History on January 14.