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January 4th is…

Missouri Day - Recognizes the 24th state to join the union. Also known as the gateway to the West, Missouri is bordered by two great rivers. The Mississippi River is on its eastern border, while a portion of the Missouri River is on the western border. As a result, Missouri is ideally located as a hub of transportation and trade. Interestingly, the state of Missouri has the nickname Show Me State. 

Spaghetti Day - Usually made from semolina flour, this pasta has been a worldwide favorite for ages and loved by millions. There are various pasta dishes based on spaghetti, and the sauce determines most of them.

Trivia Day - The holiday recognizes the collectors of unconnected, irrelevant data, facts, history, and quotes each year. They are the ones who usually proffer these sometimes astounding bits of history when friends and family least expect it. In ancient times, the term “trivia” was appropriated to mean something very new.

World Braille Day -  Louise Braille invented the reading system of raised dots in 1824. Born on January 4, 1809, in France, Louise would lose his sight after an accident in his father’s harness shop at the age of three. He would later attend the National Institute for Blind Children in Paris. There, his interest in music would benefit him when at the age of 10 he would meet Charles Barbier, a captain in Napolean’s army. The captain taught the students about a communication code using dots called Night Writing. Combining his knowledge of music and the inspiration of code communication, Louise Braille invented a 6 dot fingertip reading system when he was only 15 years old.