“Wulfmonath”

• This is the name the Anglo-Saxons gave January.

• During this month, hungry and cold wolves often came scavenging at people’s doors.

January Is Named After A Roman God

• January is named after the Roman god, Janus.

• He always looked back to last year and forward to the new year.

• Janus is pictured with having 2 faces.

It’s In The Numbers

• During [Leap Years], January always begins on the same day as April and July.

• During [Non-Leap Years], January begins on the same day as October.

• According to the International Standard Organization, week one of any year is the week including January 4^th.

January Goes To The Extremes

• It’s the coldest month in the Northern Hemisphere.

• It’s the hottest month in the Southern Hemisphere.

January Firsts

• 1908 – 1^st New Year’s ball drop at Times Square, NYC

• 1886 – 1^st Tournament of Roses Parade

• 1925 – ^1st Sugar Bowl and Orange Bowl

• 1946 – 1^st U.S. computer was completed (ENIAC)

• 1962 – The Rose Bowl game (NBC) was the 1^st coast-to-coast color TV broadcast of a college football game in the U.S.

• 1985 – VH1 debuted on U.S. cable

• 1999 – The Biography and DIY channels were introduced