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INDEX OF MONTHLY WIRES
Below find an expanded thematic index for each month so that you can be aware of upcoming events and seasonal ideas for media promotion. If you have ideas that might be appropriate for this list, please let us know by sending us an email.
January- Matters of the Heart Wire - Submission Deadline: January 7, Distribution date: January 9
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Matters of the Heart Wire
- Season of Love and Heart Health
- Valentine's Day
- Love, sex, romance, relationships
- National condom campaigns, sexual health
- Nature: mating, sexual selection, reproduction
- The Arts/Pop Culture: Great lovers - Cleopatra/Antony, Romeo/Juliet, Casanova, Don Juan
- Food: Chocolate, wine, oysters
- Cardiovascular health scientific research
- Heart health campaigns: American Heart Month, Women's Heart Day, National Cardiac Rehabilitation Week, Wear Red Day (6)
- Further Health Campaigns
- Children's Dental Health Month
- Prenatal Infection Prevention Month
- AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month
- Wise Health Consumer Month
- National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (22-28)
- Burn Awareness Week (1-7)
- Organ Donor Day (14)
- February Awareness
- Black History Month
- Library Lover's Month
- Children of Alcoholics Month
- National Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week
- February Dates/Events
- Groundhog's Day (2)
- President's Day (16)
- Mardi Gras (24)
- Lent (to Easter)
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February- Spring Forward Wire - Submission Deadline: February 6, Distribution date: February 8
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Spring Forward Wire
- The Arts
- Music in Our Schools Month
- National Craft Month
- Arts Advocacy Day
- Spring
- Vernal equinox (21)
- Spring break & travel
- Spring allergies
- Spring cleaning
- Home gardening
- The natural world: greening, the birds and the bees
- Health campaigns
- National Nutrition Month
- Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month
- Poison Prevention Awareness Month
- American Red Cross Month
- Brain Injury Awareness Month
- National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
- National Endometriosis Awareness Month
- National Multiple Sclerosis Education and Awareness Month
- Save Your Vision Month
- Workplace Eye Health and Safety Month
- Mental Retardation Awareness Month
- National Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Month
- National Patient Safety Awareness Week
- Root Canal Awareness Week
- World Kidney Day (12)
- World Tuberculosis Day (24)
- American Diabetes Alert Day (25)
- National Doctor's Day
- March Awareness
- National Women's History Month
- Frozen Food Month
- Social Workers Month
- National School Breakfast Week
- National Problem Gambling Awareness Week
- Flood Safety Awareness Week
- National Ground Water Awareness Week
- American Indian Awareness Week
- National Ground Water Awareness Week
- International Women's Day (8)
- World Water Day (22)
- Earth Hour (29: 8-9PM to draw attention to Global Warming)
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March- Spring Fever Wire - Submission Deadline: March 10,Distribution date: March 12
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Spring Fever Wire
- Kids
- Autism Awareness Month
- Child Abuse Prevention Month
- National Youth Sports Safety Month
- National Infant Immunization Week
- National Birth Center Week
- National SAFE KIDS Week
- YMCA Healthy Kids Day (12)
- Walk for Babies - March of Dimes
- Child Abuse Prevention Month
- Kids and science, math, education
- Finances
- Tax season
- US Income Tax Day (15)
- Health campaigns
- Alcohol Awareness Month
- Donate Life Month
- Cancer Control Month
- STD Awareness Month
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month
- National Sarcoidosis Awareness Monthh
- Women's Eye Health and Safety Month
- Foot Health Month
- National Public Health Week
- World Health Day
- Nature
- Earth Day (22)
- Arbor Day (25)
- National Wildlife Week (19-26) (National Wildlife Foundation)
- April Awareness
- National Poetry Month
- Jazz Appreciation Month
- National Humor Month
- International Guitar Month
- National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week
- Counseling Awareness Month
- Malaria Day (25)
- Math Awareness Month
- National Library Week
- National Volunteer Week
- Work Zone Awareness Week
- Sky Awareness Week
- Administrative Professionals Day
- Sexual Assault Awareness Month Day of Action
- World Tai Chi & Qigong Day
- Awards
- Pulitzer Prizes announced
- PEN/Faulkner Finalists announced
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April- Cancer Research Awareness Wire - Submission Deadline: April 2, Distribution date: April 4
- Spring Fling Wire - Submission Deadline: April 9, Distribution date: April 11
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Cancer Research Awareness Wire
- Organizational Cancer Research, Trends
- For example, organizational role regarding latest developments in stem cell, nutrition, breast cancer research
- Best current developments, diagnosis tools, treatments at your organization
- Your organization and what's on the horizon with cancer research development
- Consumer Awareness
- For example, how is your organization translating research into consumer awareness/action
- What are top tips, receommendations for consumers?
- Latest Trends
- Top products: devices and pharmaceuticals
- FDA drug approvals
- Organizational involvement in treatment research
- Organizational Profile
- How is your organization involved in cancer research? Why?
- Historically and currently: What are you contributing?
- Pitch Features
- Circulate features from research magazines and online pubs
- Pitch your organization's experts
- Highlight personal interest stories and case histories
Spring Fling Wire
- Women
- Mothers Day (11)
- National Women's Health Week (11-17)
- Related topics: fertility, cloning, medical ethics
- Allergies
- Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
- Breathe Easy Month
- Clean Air Month
- Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Awareness Month
- American Lung Association Releases State of the Air Report (1)
- Seniors
- Older Americans Month
- National Osteoporosis Prevention Week (11-17)
- National Senior Health & Fitness Day (28)
- Health campaigns
- American Stroke Month
- Lupus Awareness Month
- Sun Cancer Awareness Month
- Lyme Disease Awareness Month
- National Arthritis Month
- National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
- Healthy Vision Month
- Critical Care Awareness and Recognition Month
- Hepatitis Awareness Month
- Mental Health Month
- National Celiac Disease Awareness Month
- National High Blood Pressure Education Month
- National Neurofibromatosis Month
- Tuberous Sclerosis Awareness Month
- Ultraviolet Awareness Month
- Better Hearing & Speech Month
- Correct Posture Month
- Huntington's Disease Awareness Month
- National Digestive Diseases Awareness Month
- National Trauma Awareness Month
- National Neuropathy Week
- National Emergency Medical Services Week
- Recreational Water Illness Prevention Week
- Suicide Awareness Week
- National Dog Bite Prevention Week
- Fibromyalgia Awareness Day (12)
- World No Tobacco Day (31)
- National Anxiety Disorders Screening Day
- Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Awareness Day
- Sex Differences in Health Awareness Day
- National Employee Health and Fitness Day
- May Awareness
- National Photograph Month
- National Bike Month
- National Salad Month
- National Hamburger Month
- National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month
- National Bluegrass Month
- Get Caught Reading Month
- Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
- North American Occupational Safety and Health Week
- National Stuttering Awareness Week
- Buckle Up America Week
- National Safe Boating Week
- National Nurses Week
- National Dark Sky Week
- International Museum Day (18)
- National Nurses Day (6)
- Florence Nightingale Birthday (12), founder of modern nursing
- May events
- May Day (1)
- Buddha's Birthday
- Cinco de Mayo
- Graduation/commencements
- Memorial Day (25)
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May- Summer Starter Wire - Submission Deadline: May 5, Distribution date: May 7
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Summer Starter Wire
- Men
- Fathers Day (15)
- National Men's Health Week (9-15)
- Safety Awareness
- National Safety Month
- Home Safety Month
- Fireworks Safety Month
- Sun Safety Week (1-7)
- National Lightning Awareness Week (22-28)
- Health campaigns
- Vision Research Month
- Deaf - Blind Awareness Month
- Dystonia Awareness Week
- National Headache Awareness Week (1-7)
- Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month
- National Aphasia Awareness Month
- National Scleroderma Awareness Month
- National Cancer Survivors Day
- HIV Testing Day (27)
- June Awareness
- Dairy Month
- National Sobriety Checkpoint Week
- World Oceans Day (8)
- World Refugee Day (20)
- National ASK Day (Gun Violence)
- Career Nurse Assistants Day
- Stand For Children Day
- National Wildlife Federation's Great American Backyard Campout (28)
- June events
- Flag Day (14)
- Summer solstice (21)
- Hurricane Season begins
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June- Sun & Fun Summer Wire - Submission Deadline: June 11, Distribution date: June 13
- Cardio Wire - Submission Deadline: June 20, Distribution date: June 25
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Sun & Fun Summer Wire
- Families
- Family vacations
- Parent/child relationships
- Siblings
- Blended families
- Summer/The Sun
- Science of the sun, radiation, light
- Skin/eye care
- UV Safety Month
- Light the Night for Sight
- Health campaigns
- Hemochromatosis Awareness Month
- International Group B Strep Awareness Month
- National Therapeutic Recreation Week (14-18)
- Lead Poison Control Week (20-26)
- July awareness
- National Horseradish Month
- International Massage Week
- Holidays
- Canada Day (1)
- US Independence Day (4)
Cardio Wire: Prevention, Treatment, & Diagnosis
- Heart disease
- Coronary artery disease
- Arrhythmias
- High cholesterol
- Congestive heart failure
- New blood pressure/cholesterol drugs on the horizon
- Latest trends in imaging/monitoring/detection
- Newest devices
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July- Back to School Wire - Submission Deadline: July 9, Distribution date: July 11
- Sports Wire - Submission Deadline: July 18,Distribution date: July 23
- Clean Tech Wire - Submission Deadline: July 25,Distribution date: July 30
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Back to School Wire
- Back-to-School
- Topics in education, pedagogy, standards of learning, testing, No Child Left Behind
- School-age health: Cafeteria nutrition, immunizations
- School-age safety: children and behavior, bullying
- Higher ed campus safety
- Higher ed student health, avoiding the Freshman 15, alcohol consumption
- Young adult money (credit card) management
- Parents left behind: coping with empty nest syndrome
- Health campaigns
- National Immunization Awareness Month
- Psoriasis Awareness Month
- Cataract Awareness Month
- Children's Eye Health and Safety Month
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy Month
- Amblyopia Awareness Month
- Mental Illness Awareness Week
- World Breast-Feeding Week (1-7)
- National Minority Donor Awareness Day
- August events/awareness
- Democratic/Republican National Conventions
- National Inventor's Month
- Fraud Awareness Week
- America's Night Out Against Crime (5)
- Astronomical events
- Perseid meteor shower peaks (12)
- Partial eclipse of the moon (16) visible in Eastern Hemisphere
Sports Wire
- Summer Olympics (8-8 to 8-24)
- Organizational contributions to Olympics
- Expert features related to Olympics, Beijing, athletic conditioning
- Personal interest stories related to the games, competitors
- Olympians vs. professional athletes
- Topics in Sports Medicine
- Specializations: massage therapy, ergonomics, biomechanics
- Proper exercise and safety
- Nutrition and fitness
- Performance enhancements/steroids/scandal
Clean Tech Wire
- Energy alternatives
- Wind, solar, waste recovery, biomass, hydropower, electric
- Science behind alternative energy
- Promotional campaigns focusing on renewable resources/energy
- Personal interest studies on workable alternative energy
- Green Transportation
- Biofuels
- Ethanol
- Electric motors
- Green Building/Living
- Solar power: panels/cells powering homes, heating, cooking
- Carbon projects
- Green lighting options
- Going off the grid
- Government and Energy
- Energy independence act
- Tax credits for alternative energy consumers
- The corporate world and government: responsibilities?
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August- Aging: Health, Finance and Family Wire - Submission Deadline: August 6, Distribution date: August 8
- Possible topics include: Retirement, Alzheimer's, Baby Boomers, Menopause, etc.
Environment: Sustainability, Technology, Climate Change, and Health Wire - Submission Deadline: August 13, Distribution date: August 15- Possible topics include: Government Policy, Renewable Resources, Hurricane Season, Carbon Emissions, etc.
Election Issues: Economy, International Relations, and Health Care Wire - Submission Deadline: August 20, Distribution date: August 22- Possible topics include: Iraq, Immigration, Healthcare Reform, Taxes, etc.
Tip: We've compiled a list of September Awareness events below. Submitting releases associated with September's editorial calendar provide journalists more time to prepare articles. |
Aging: Health, Finance and Family Wire
- Health
- Healthy Aging Month
- Menopause Awareness
- Hearing Aid Awareness
- Grandparent's Day (7)
- World Alzheimer's Day (21)
- Health problems with aging: sleep, arthritis, pain, long-term care
- Finance and Family
- Savings and retirement funds
- Social security worries
Environment: Sustainability, Technology, Climate Change, and Health Wire
- The Science Behind...
- Melting ice caps
- Mass geo-temperature/weather pattern fluctuation
- Oceanic change
- Costs...
- To species: changes in fauna/flora, endangered wildllife, human impact
- To ecosystems: altering arable land, food supply, impact on future generation
- Government and Climate Change
- Policy controversies
- Funding initiatives
Election Issues: Economy, International Relations, and Health Care Wire
- U.S. election & health care reform
- The War in Iraq
- Drug innovation, FDA regulations, and cost
- Real Estate Market
- Health care fraud & abuse, malpractice, HIPPA and privacy
- Biotechnology & the law
- Emergency & trauma care funding/crowding
Additional health campaigns
- Ovarian Cancer Awareness
- Prostate Cancer Awareness
- Fruit and Veggies - More Matters Month
- National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery
- National Cholesterol Education
- Reye's Syndrome Awareness
- National Infant Mortality Awareness
- National Rehabilitation Week
- National Sickle Cell Month
- Children's Eye Health & Safety
- National Pediculosis Prevention Month/ Head Lice Prevention
- Reflexology Awareness
- Back to School/Child Passenger Safety
- Get Ready Day (Public Health)
- National Suicide Prevention Day (14)
- World Heart Day (30)
- National Women's Fitness Day
September awareness
- National Food Safety Month
- Whole Grains Month
- National Piano Month
- International Square Dancing Month
- Multicultural Awareness Week
- National Farm Safety & Health Week
- Fraud Awareness Week
- International Literacy Day
September dates/events
- Labor Day (1)
- Ramadan
- US Constitution Day (17)
- Autumn equinox (22)
- Rosh Hashanah (29-10/1)
- Oktoberfest (late Sept)
Reminder: Pitch Features
- Circulate features from research magazines and online pubs
- Pitch your organization's experts
- Highlight personal interest stories and case histories
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September- Fall Experts Wire: Breaking News and October topics - Submission Deadline: September 10, Distribution date: September 12
- Possible topics include: Flu Season, Halloween, Health Campaigns, etc.
Environment Wire - Submission Deadline: September 17, Distribution date: September 19- Possible topics include: Government Policy, Renewable Resources, Hurricane Season, Carbon Emissions, etc.
Tip: We've compiled a list of October Awareness events below. Submitting releases associated with October's editorial calendar provide journalists more time to prepare articles.
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Fall Experts Wire
- Autumn
- Natural changes (leaf color, hibernation cooling weather)
- Halloween and Halloween Safety Month
- Flu season
- Seasonal allergies/asthma
- Harvesting, hunting
Environment Wire
- The Science Behind...
- Melting ice caps
- Mass geo-temperature/weather pattern fluctuation
- Oceanic change
- Costs...
- To species: changes in fauna/flora, endangered wildllife, human impact
- To ecosystems: altering arable land, food supply, impact on future generation
- Government and Climate Change
- Policy controversies
- Funding initiatives
September Health campaigns
- National Breast Cancer Awareness
- Healthy Lung Month
- National Physical Therapy Month
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness
- National Dental Hygiene Month
- "Talk About Prescriptions" Month
- Eye Injury Prevention
- National Celiac Disease Awareness
- National Chiropractic Month
- National Spinal Health Month
- National Down Syndrome Awareness
- National Spina Bifida Awareness
- National Family Health Month
- National Campaign for Healthier Babies Month
- National Liver Awareness
- Rett Syndrome Awareness
- National Health Education
- Mental Illness Awareness
- National Healthcare Food Service
- National Nurse-Midwifery Week
- National Respiratory Care Week
- Nuclear Medicine Week
- National Infection Control Week
- Pastoral Care Week
- National Radon Week
- World Mental Health Day
- National Mammography Day
- World Food Day
- Sarcoidosis Awareness Day
- World Mental Health Day
- Interstitial Cystitis Awareness Day
- National Depression Screening Day
- National Youth Health Awareness Day
October awareness
- National Domestic Violence Awareness
- National Arts and Humanities Month
- Let's Talk Month (Youth)
- National Disability Employment Awareness
- National Medical Librarians Month
- Auto Battery Safety Month
- Learning Disability Awareness
- National Family Sexuality Education Month
- Fire Prevention
- World Population Awareness
- National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness
- National School Bus Safety Week
Astronomical events
- Draconid meteor shower peaks (8)
- Orionid meteor shower peaks (21)
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October- Election Countdown Wire - Submission Deadline: October 1, Distribution date: October 3
- Possible topics include: Iraq, Immigration, Healthcare Reform, Taxes, etc.
Fall Experts Wire: Breaking News and November topics - Submission Deadline: October 8, Distribution date: October 10- Possible topics include: Government Policy, Renewable Resources, Hurricane Season, Carbon Emissions, etc.
Environment Wire - Submission Deadline: October 15, Distribution date: October 17- Possible topics include: Government Policy, Renewable Resources, Hurricane Season, Carbon Emissions, etc.
Tip: We've compiled a list of November Awareness events below. Submitting releases associated with November's editorial calendar provide journalists more time to prepare articles.
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Election Countdown Wire
- Democratic and Republican Positions
- Economy
- Iraq
- Health Care
- Immigration
- Enviroment
Fall Experts Wire
- Autumn
- Natural changes (leaf color, hibernation cooling weather)
- Halloween and Halloween Safety Month
- Flu season
- Seasonal allergies/asthma
- Harvesting, hunting
Environment Wire
- The Science Behind...
- Melting ice caps
- Mass geo-temperature/weather pattern fluctuation
- Oceanic change
- Costs...
- To species: changes in fauna/flora, endangered wildllife, human impact
- To ecosystems: altering arable land, food supply, impact on future generation
- Government and Climate Change
- Policy controversies
- Funding initiatives
October Health Campaigns
- American Diabetes Month
- National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness
- Lung Cancer Awareness
- National Epilepsy Month
- National Home Care Month
- National Hospice Month
- National Family Caregivers Month
- Jaw Joints - TMJ Awareness
- Pancreatic Cancer Awareness
- Prematurity Awareness
- Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Awareness
- National Handwashing Week
- ADHD Awareness Week
- Great American Smokeout (20)
November awareness
- Native American Heritage Month
- National Adoption Awareness
- National Health Information and Technology Week
- Peanut Butter Lovers Month
- Geography Awareness Week (16-22)
- American Education Week (16-22)
- Book Lovers Day
November dates/events
- Daylight Savings Time ends (2)
- US National Election Day (4)
- Veteran's Day (11)
- US Thanksgiving Day (27)
Astronomical events
- S. Taurid meteor shower peaks (5)
- N. Taurid meteor shower peaks (12)
- Leonid meteor shower peaks (17)
- Alpha-Monocerotid meteor shower peaks (22)
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November- Winter/Holiday Wire - Submission Deadline: November 12, Distribution date: November 14
- Possible topics include: Health, Safety, Consumer Concerns, etc.
Environment Wire - Submission Deadline: November 19, Distribution date: November 21- Possible topics include: Government Policy, Renewable Resources, Hurricane Season, Carbon Emissions, etc.
Tip: We've compiled a list of December Awareness events below. Submitting releases associated with December's editorial calendar provide journalists more time to prepare articles.
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Winter/Holiday Wire
- Winter
- Winter solstice (21)
- Health: Cold/flu season, skin care, seasonal affective disorder
- Safety: sports and recreation tips, extreme cold exposure, pet care
- Consumer Concerns: auto maintenance, home winterizing, heating costs
- Holidays
- Chanukah
- Christmas (25)
- Kwanzaa
- Boxing Day
- New Year's Eve, looking back (the year in review)
- Season's eatings/nutrition
- Holiday travel tips
- Shopping
- Safe Toys and Gifts Month (Prevent Blindness America)
Environment Wire
- The Science Behind...
- Melting ice caps
- Mass geo-temperature/weather pattern fluctuation
- Oceanic change
- Costs...
- To species: changes in fauna/flora, endangered wildllife, human impact
- To ecosystems: altering arable land, food supply, impact on future generation
- Government and Climate Change
- Policy controversies
- Funding initiatives
December awareness
- World AIDS Day (1)
- Pearl Harbor Day (7)
- Human Rights Day (10)
- Nobel Prizes awarded
- Bingo Month
- National Aplastic Anemia and MDS Awareness Week
- Bone Marrow Disease Awareness Week
Astronomical events
- Dec Phoenicid, Puppid/Velid meteor showers peak (southern hemisphere, 6-7)
- Geminid meteor shower peaks (13)
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December- Civil Liberties & Social Justice Wire - Submission Deadline: December 10, Distribution date: December 12
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Civil Liberties/Social Justice Wire
- Civil Liberties/Social Justice
- MLK, Jr. Day, racial injustice and social/civil inequalities
- Freedoms of speech, press, religion, and the right to bear arms
- War: the Geneva convention, use of torture, rights of the war-displaced
- Immigration: immigrant's rights, individual liberty vs. national security
- Justice: prisoner's rights, victim's rights, capital punishment
- U.S. foreign policy and "despotic" regimes: Venezuela, North Korea, Turkmenistan, Myanmar, Pakistan, Cuba
- Poverty: socioeconomic disparities, the Darfur, refugees
- Gender, racial, or sexual inequalities: hiring discrimination, affirmative action, profiling, stereotyping
- Privacy: online security, government wiretapping, employer/employee issues
- Education: campus noose incidents, prayer in school
- Health: medicinal use of marijuana, euthanasia, HIPAA and patient privacy
- Health Campaigns
- Thyroid Awareness Month
- Birth Defects Prevention Awareness Month
- Glaucoma Awareness Month
- Cataract Awareness Month
- Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
- Healthy Weight Awareness Month
- Folic Acid Awareness Month
- January Awareness
- National Mentoring Month
- National Bird Day (5)
- National Hugging Day (21)
- National Handwriting Day (23)
- January Dates/Events
- New Year's Day (1)
- Twelfth Night (6)
- Academy Awards (Oscars) nominations announced
- State of the Union address
- Superbowl
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