The first month of the year is named for Janus, the Roman god with two faces. One face looks to the future it is greeting; the other looks to the past, when these events occurred in history …

Octomom Children Have Second Birthday
On January 26, 2009 Nadya Suleman gave birth to octuplets for the second time in history. The first family to give birth to octuplets was Nkem and Ikye Louis Chukwu of Houston, Texas. The differences between the two families are as different as night and day.

Remembering the Challenger
On January 28, 1986, five men and two women smiled and waved to cameras as the entered the Space Shuttle Challenger. Within two minutes after launch, however, their lives ended in a disaster that rocked the 1980s.

Unusual January Events
We list some of the unusual and crazy holidays and events happening in January.

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