JANUARY: Have you ever heard of “National Joygerm Day,” or know that it’s today?

National Day Calendar says it’s a germ worth spreading.

“On January 8th, National JoyGerm Day annually reminds people across the country that by being positive and treating people with kindness, they can influence those around them and pass that positive attitude on to others. When we share good moods, we impact the lives of people around us, and those people become infected with that same positive joy and spread it to others. #NationalJoygermDay

“Laugh, smile, be kind, inspire and spread the one type of germ that is good for everyone to catch!”

How fun!

Today also marks National Winter Skin Relief Day, National English Toffee Day, National Bubble Bath Day, and National Argyle Day. Oh, and we can’t forget National Snuggle a Chicken Day (yes, it’s a real thing!).

It was also the birthday of Elvis Presley, 1935-1977, the King of Rock-n-Roll, and Soupy Sales (1926-2009), comedian; Charles Osgood (1933-2024), broadcast news anchor; Bob Eubanks, born 1938, host of The Newlywed Game; Graham Chapman (1941-1989), comedian with Monty Python’s Flying Circus; Stephen Hawking (1942-2018), physicist; David Bowie (1927-2006) singer, songwriter, actor; Maria Pitillo, born 1966 in Elmira, N.Y., actress on Ryan’s Hope; Kim Jong-un, 1983, Supreme Leader of North Korea; Cynthia Erivo, born 1987, actress in Wicked, singer, songwriter.

The date is also known for George Washington’s delivery of the first State of the Union address in 1790 in New York City; the organization of the Democratic Party in 1828 in the U.S.; President Johnson declares War on Poverty in 1964; and President Bush signs the No Child Left Behind Act into law in 2002.