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January 20-26 Healthy Weight Week

January 2, 1965:
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. calls for nonviolent protests if Alabama blacks are not allowed to register and vote.

January 13, 1913:
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority founded at Howard University.

January 17, 1942:
Three-time heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali born.

January 24, 1865:
Congress passes 13th Amendment, which, on ratification, abolishes slavery.

January 30, 1979:
Franklin Thomas named president of Ford Foundation.