Twenty-Three

* Dizzy Gillespie died.* John Singleton was born.* Joan Of Arc was born.* Thomas Edison submitted his last patent application.* New Mexico was admitted as the 47th U.S. state.* King Henry VIII of England married Anne of Cleves.* EMI fired the Sex Pistols.* Theodore Roosevelt, died in Oyster Bay, N.Y., at age 60.* US halted breast implants (in 1992).* George Washington and Martha Dandridge Custis were married.* Samuel Morse first publicly demonstrated his telegraph, in Morristown, N.J.* George H.W. Bush married Barbara Pierce in Rye, N.Y.* E.L. Doctorow was born.* Rowan Atkinson was born.* Epiphany (Greek for "to manifest" or "to show"), is a Christian feast day which celebrates the revelation of God in human form in the person of Jesus Christ, is celebrated.* Little Christmas is celebrated in Ireland.* Celebration of the ceremonial birthday of Haile Selassie.* Armenian Christmas.* In popular folklore Befana visits all the children of Italy on the eve of the 6th of January to fill their socks with candy and presents if they are good or a lump of coal or dark candy if they are bad. Being a good housekeeper, many say she will sweep the floor before she leaves. The child's family typically leaves a small glass of wine and a plate with a few morsels of food, often regional or local, for the Befana.And I was born. That sums it up, don't you think?- LV (at 23)

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