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NATIONAL SPAGHETTI DAY!
Did you Know: National Spaghetti Day on January 4th offers an opportunity to pick your sauce and add it to that long, thin cylindrical pasta of Italian and Sicilian origin. Usually made from semolina flour, this pasta has been a worldwide favorite for ages and loved by millions.
Today in History: Nancy Pelosi becomes first female Speaker of the House
On January 4, 2007, John Boehner handed the speaker of the House gavel over to Nancy Pelosi, a Democratic Representative from California. With the passing of the gavel, she became the first woman to hold the Speaker of the House position, as well as the only woman to get that close the presidency.
Quote of the day: “No one is perfect - that’s why pencils have erasers.” -Wolfgang Riebe
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