World Braille Day on January 4 is celebrated to honor the birth of Braille’s inventor, Louis Braille. Braille’s gift to the world has brightened the lives of millions of people around the world who are blind or visually impaired, and they benefit from his work every day. The day also acknowledges that those with visual impairments deserve the same standard of human rights as everyone else.
Pop Music Chart Day
Pop Music Chart Day is on January 4 and isn’t music an amazing way to tune up the new year? Pop music is catchy and difficult to resist. Even if it’s not your typical jam, you’ve probably bobbed your head to a pop song or two, and you may even know a few. Pop music is currently the most popular type of music and there’s a chart every week. While some songs stay on the charts for a week, others that are more popular can stay on the charts for months.
Women Rock! Day
Women Rock! Day is celebrated on January 3 every year. It is a day to specially honor the many brilliant women who contributed to the rock genre and caused giant waves in the world of music. These women paved the way for future generations by breaking into male-dominated spaces. On this day, we pay tribute to the many female musicians who were pioneers in their own right.