Aquilegia parviflora flower

• ... that the small flowers that give Aquilegia parviflora (pictured) its name make it unpopular with gardeners?
• ... that the first draft pick in New England Patriots' history, Gerhard Schwedes, was born in Nazi Germany?
• ... that an ancient Egyptian pet cemetery included a Rüppell's fox, a Barbary falcon, and over 500 cats?
• ... that Theresia Bauer was named science minister of the year four times?
• ... that a species of Australian ant has special workers that make honey, and is considered a delicacy by Aboriginal Australians?
• ... that Armand Ceritano acquired a Philadelphia hotel for "a smile and a handshake" – and $20, borrowed from others?
• ... that in the Orphic Hymns the mythical Greek hero Heracles is a sun god?
• ... that Clay Stevenson has his nickname, "Mud", written on the front of his mask, and a Star of Life on the back?
• ... that a volunteer quipped that a Colorado TV station "broadcast to more ears of corn and heads of cattle than any other station"?

Joseph Aoun

• Joseph Aoun (pictured) is elected president of Lebanon after a two-year vacancy, and Nawaf Salam is nominated as prime minister.
• An attack on the presidential palace in N'Djamena, Chad, results in 19 deaths.
• A series of wildfires in Southern California, United States, leaves at least 25 people dead and destroys more than 12,000 structures.
• A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hits Tingri County in the Tibet Autonomous Region, China, leaving at least 126 people dead.

January 16

Jose Calugas

• 1275 – Eleanor of Provence received permission from her son King Edward I of England to expel Jews from the towns of Worcester, Marlborough, Cambridge and Gloucester.
• 1809 – Peninsular War: French forces under Jean-de-Dieu Soult attacked the British's amphibious evacuation under Sir John Moore at Corunna in Galicia, Spain.
• 1862 – A pumping engine at a colliery in New Hartley, England, broke and fell down the shaft, trapping miners below and resulting in 204 deaths.
• 1942 – World War II: During the Battle of Bataan, U.S. Army sergeant Jose Calugas (pictured) organized a squad of volunteers to man an artillery position under heavy fire, an action that later earned him the Medal of Honor.
• 2018 – In Mrauk U, Myanmar, police fired into a crowd protesting the ban of an event to mark the anniversary of the end of the Kingdom of Mrauk U, resulting in seven deaths and twelve injuries.