January is the first month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars and one of seven months with the length of 31 days. The first day of the month is known as the day of New Year. It is, on average, the coldest month of the year within most of the Northern Hemisphere (where it is the second month of winter) and the warmest month of the year within most of the Southern Hemisphere (where it is the second month of summer).
January symbols: The birthstone of January is the garnet which represents constancy. Its birth flower is the cottage pink Dianthus caryophyllus or galanthus. In Finnish, the month of tammikuu means the heart of the winter and because the name literally means Oak moon. The zodiac signs for the month of January are Capricorn (until January 19) and Aquarius (January 20 onwards). The traditional English birth month flower is the Carnation.
Historical Events for January, 1861
Day of Week 1st » Porfirio Díaz conquers Mexico City, Mexico.
Day of Week 3rd » American Civil War: Delaware votes not to secede from the United States.
Day of Week 9th » American Civil War: The "Star of the West" incident occurs near Charleston, South Carolina. It is considered by some historians to be the "First Shots of the American Civil War".
9th » Mississippi becomes the second state to secede from the Union before the outbreak of the American Civil War.
Day of Week 10th » American Civil War: Florida secedes from the Union (American Civil War) named Union.
Day of Week 19th » American Civil War: Georgia (U.S. state) called Georgia joins South Carolina, Florida, Mississippi, and Alabama in secession called seceding from the United States.
Day of Week 21st » American Civil War: Jefferson Davis resigns from the United States Senate.
Day of Week 26th » American Civil War: The state of Louisiana History of Louisiana Secession and the Civil War (1860–1865) known as secedes from the Union.