JANUARY 29, 2025 | NATIONAL CORN CHIP DAY | NATIONAL PUZZLE DAY
JANUARY 29, 2025 | NATIONAL CORN CHIP DAY | NATIONAL PUZZLE DAY
National Corn Chip Day
NATIONAL CORN CHIP DAY
On January 29th, grab the queso or salsa and celebrate National Corn Chip Day. Recognized each year across the country, the day encourages corn chip lovers to whip up their favorite dips and toppings. Let's eat...
National Puzzle Day
NATIONAL PUZZLE DAY
Each year on January 29th, National Puzzle Day recognizes how exercising our brains with puzzles is just one of its many benefits. Discover more...
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January 29th Celebrated History
1845
New York's daily newspaper the Evening Mirror first published Edgar Allan Poe's poem "The Raven" with permission from The American Review with a glowing critic and recommendation of the American poet.
1878
The U.S. Patent Office issues the first patent for milk jars. George Henry Lester received patent no. 199,837 for "Improvements in Milk Jars and Cans."
1924
Enjoying an ice cream cone got a little bit easier in 1924 when Carl R. Taylor received patent no. 445,294 from the U.S. Patent Office. Though ice cream lovers had been indulging one, two, and three scoops in a cone since at least 1896, Taylor was the first to patent a machine to roll the cone.
1929
Morris and Eustis Frank established The Seeing Eye in Nashville, Tennessee. The training program was the first in the United States for dogs designed to provide independence, support, and dignity for people with blindness.
January 29th Celebrated Birthdays
William McKinley - 1843
The American people elected the 25th President of the United States to two terms. Spain's interference in Cuba's independence became a central topic of McKinley's presidency leading to the Spanish-American War. Six months after McKinley begins his second term in 1901, Leon Czolgosz shoots the President at the Buffalo Pan American Exposition. McKinley dies of his wounds eight days later.
Norio Ohga - 1929
During his career at Sony Corporation, Ohga spurred the development of the compact disc. In 1982, Ohga became the company's president, the same year they released the world's first compact disc.
Linda B. Buck - 1947
The American biologist and Richard Axel earned the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work with olfactory receptors. They identified thousands of olfactory receptors in animals and humans. Their research showed that while humans only have 350 olfactory receptors, we can identify 10,000 or more smells.
Oprah Winfrey - 1954
The American talk show host and philanthropist began her career in journalism. In 1986, she launched the nationally syndicated Oprah Winfrey Show. During her career, Winfrey has also performed in several films including The Color Purple, Beloved, and A Wrinkle in Time.