Monday, January 9, 2023

This week in history #2

Last week's photos:
Australia 1901
Euro 1999
Bank 1782
Elvis 1935

Last year we looked at obscure holidays. This year, let’s look at major world events that occurred each week.  Make your best guess in the comments as to the years of each event.  No googling!

For the second week of January

January 10, ____ - The first meeting of the United Nations General Assembly took place in London with delegates from 51 countries.

January 11, ____ - The U.S. Surgeon General declared cigarettes may be hazardous to health.

January 15, ____ - The first use of a donkey to symbolize the Democratic Party in America appeared in a cartoon in Harper's Weekly.

January 15, ____ - Martin Luther King Jr was born in Atlanta, Georgia.


2 comments:

  1. At the moment I am much too worried that you are warm, safe, dry, and whole to dredge my memories in search of answers.

    Stay safe if you can, please.

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    1. Three out of four! [My roof leaks a little.] But I'll take it. I'm glad you survived the hurricanes too. Thanks and hope your new year is progressing nicely.

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