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January 21 is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 344 days remain until the end of the year ... (d. 2013) [55] 1924 – Benny Hill, English actor ...
Since 1937, the four-year term of the president and vice president have ended and begun at noon on January 20, as prescribed by the Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Because January 20, 2013, fell on a Sunday, both Obama and Biden were officially sworn in privately, and then again the following day in a public ceremony. [16]
Since 1937, it has taken place at noon Eastern time on January 20, the first day of the new term, except in 1957, 1985, and 2013, when January 20 fell on a Sunday. In those years, the presidential oath of office was administered on that day privately and then again in a public ceremony the next day, on Monday, January 21.
Although the federal holiday honoring King was signed into law in 1983 and took effect three years later, not every U.S. state chose to observe the January holiday at the state level [3] until 1991, when the New Hampshire legislature created "Civil Rights Day" and abolished its April "Fast Day". [17]
January is here, and so is 2013. Now that we can move on from the fiscal cliff worries and the end of the Mayan calendar, let's start looking out to some of the events that will unfold in January ...
2013 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2013th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 13th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 4th year of the 2010s decade.
New Year’s Day is 72 days away, on Wednesday, Jan. 1. It always falls on Jan. 1, marking the start of the new year. If it lands on a weekend, the observed holiday shifts to the closest weekday.
Governor of Montana: Brian Schweitzer (until January 7), Steve Bullock (starting January 7) Governor of Nebraska: Dave Heineman ; Governor of Nevada: Brian Sandoval ; Governor of New Hampshire: John Lynch (until January 3), Maggie Hassan (starting January 3)