National Good Teen Day is celebrated annually on January 16. Do you realize that the transitional phase of adolescence can be a difficult one, as teenagers are just getting to discover their own unique identities? This day helps parents and everyone alike, recognize the efforts put in by teenagers to successfully go through a unique phase in their lives, and appreciate them.
Prohibition Remembrance Day
Prohibition Remembrance Day is on January 16 annually. Did you know that one of the groups that were instrumental in the passage of the 18th Amendment was the Women’s Christian Temperance Union (W.C.T.U.)? They believed an amendment would protect children, women, and families from the effects of alcohol abuse by reducing social problems such as poverty, crime, mental illness, and drunkenness. Prohibition had effects on society, but it isn’t as straightforward as it might seem!
Book Publishers Day
Book Publishers Day is on January 16 every year. It is a day set aside to celebrate book publishers worldwide. Have you ever wondered how ideas get from the authors’ minds until they manifest into books that end up in the hands of readers all over the globe? These amazing people make it possible, and it is only proper that we have a special day to celebrate them!