On This Day:
Monday January 12, 2015 This is the 12th day of the year, with 353 days remaining in 2015. Fact of the Day: snowflake birth Snowflake Birth: 1. Rising air, moisture and cold temperatures combine to form snowflakes in clouds high above the earth. First, water droplet freezes into ice crystal. 2. If temperature is near 5 degrees Fahrenheit and plenty of moisture is present, crystal grows six branches with arms. 3. Crystal grows heavier as moisture condenses onto it. 4. Crystal continues growing as it falls through the cloud. 5. Crystals falling into warm air begin melting. Water can act like glue, holding crystals together in large flakes. (The USA Today Weather Book)
Holidays Feast day of St. Benedict or Benet Biscop, St. Tatiana, St. Margaret Bourgeoys, St. Arcadius, St. Caesaria, St. Victorian, and St. Eutropius.
Tanzania: Zanzibar Revolution Day.
Events 1773 - The first public museum (the Charleston Museum) in America was established, in Charleston, South Carolina.
1866 - The Royal Aeronautical Society was founded in London.
1879 - The British-Zulu War began.
1908 - A wireless message was sent long-distance for the first time, from the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
1915 - The U.S. House of Representatives rejected a proposal to give women the right to vote.
1915 - Congress established Rocky Mountain National Park.
1932 - Hattie W. Caraway became the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate.
1959 - "The Bell Telephone Hour," a musical series, premiered on television.
1966 - "Batman" premiered on TV.
1971 - "All in the Family" premiered on television.
Births 1588 - John Winthrop, the first governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony.
1737 - John Hancock, American, first signer of the Declaration of Independence.
1876 - Jack London (John Chaney), American author.
Deaths 1976 - Agatha Christie, English detective-story writer.
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