January 31, 1971 – Telephone service between East and West Berlin was re-established after 19 years.
January 30 – Today is Yodel for your Neighbors Day.
January 29, 1886 – Karl Benz patented the first practical automobile powered by an internal combustion engine.
January 28, 1958 – Godtfred Kirk Christiansen files for a Danish patent for a toy building block. You may know it as a Lego.
January 27, 1880 – Thomas Edison patented the incandescent lamp.
“All profound things and emotions of things are preceded and attended by silence.” – Herman Melville
