“6 Surprising & Strange World-Changing Facts That Happened January 6”
By REALTOR® Michelle Carr Crowe, Silicon Valley real estate guide selling San Jose homes
Folks who love learning enjoy this blog. Discovering new facts and interesting events from history adds flavor to life.
Today’s “6 Surprising & Strange World-Changing Facts That Happened January 6” entries are from Wikipedia, The History Place, Brainy History, or Dates In History.
These interesting items have nothing to do with the real estate business of helping families buy and sell homes in San Jose, Cupertino, Palo Alto and throughout Santa Clara County, Calif. They just add fun and fascination to life-and offer unique topics of conversation for Silicon Valley residents.
“6 Surprising & Strange World-Changing Facts That Happened January 6”
· 1893 – The Washington National Cathedral is chartered by U.S. Congress.
· 1907 – Maria Montessori opens her first school and daycare center for working class children in Rome, Italy.
· 1929 – Mother Teresa arrives in Calcutta, India to begin her work with the Missionaries of Charity, serving India's poorest and sickest people. Mother Teresa's faith, love and ministry will positively influence millions of people worldwide.
· 1930 – The first diesel-engined automobile trip is completed, from Indianapolis, Indiana, to New York, New York.
· 1947 – Pan American Airlines becomes the first commercial airline to schedule a flight around the world.
· 1974 – In response to the 1973 oil crisis, daylight saving time commences almost four months early in the United States.
Bonus Item: January 6th is also Epiphany, a holiday of Western Christianity, known as Theophany in Eastern Christianity.
Epiphany is celebrated as the day the Christ Child was presented to the Magi. The Magi, also known as “the Three Kings”, gave Jesus gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.
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