On January 8, 1935 rock and roll legend Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi. He was originally born with blonde hair and in his teens he started dying it with black shoe polish with the intent to look like Tony Curtis.

On January 16, 1853 French industrialist Andre Michelin was born in Paris. At the age of 33, together with his brother, he took over their grandfather`s failing farm equipment business and, after a cyclist approached them with his flat tire, they became inspired to delve into the pneumatic and detachable tires that they are renowned for today.

On January 31, 1919 Jackie Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia. He was the first African American to play professional baseball. He played for the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1947 to 1956, was chosen as the National League's most valuable player in 1949 and elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962.

Celebrated every year on January 1, Global Family Day starts the new year with a positive message of unity to the world. Cultures and religions across the world may be different but, the truth is, all of mankind is a large family that can survive and succeed only if united.

Held on January 10, it promotes Hindi as one of the most widely spoken languages around the world, along with English and Mandarin, spoken by around 600 million speakers worldwide. It is a day to recognize the contributions towards the development of the language of Hindi scholars, writers, and laureates.

On January 20 we celebrate penguins, as fun and interesting animals that are unique in many different ways. There are currently over 18 different known species of penguin and some of them have been around the planet for well over 65 million years, though their numbers are dwindling at an alarming rate. Donate to help them to continue living on our planet for another 65 million years!

January 26 is dedicated to the united efforts of Customs to support people and businesses by strengthening the global supply chain, reinforcing collaboration, harnessing technology and putting traditional and new partners at the centre of the transformation process. The WCO is dedicating 2025 to Customs Delivering on its Commitment to Efficiency, Security and Prosperity.

This 2024 American war drama is based on a true story about the only U.S. Women's Army Corps unit of color stationed overseas during World War II. An army captain (Kerry Washington) leads her historic battalion of all-female soldiers as they face a mission unlike any other: to sort and deliver over 17 million backlogged letters. Over the course of the 2-hour movie we witness their courage and determination as eight hundred and fifty-five join the war effort to address a three-year mail backlog. Despite discrimination and war-torn conditions, they restore hope to WWII’s frontlines yet they were not especially appreciated when returning to US soil at the time. Much later, Michelle Obama oversees a ceremony honoring the 6888.

Avocado Cake

Cut 1 and 1/2 avocados and purée with 1 teaspoon lime juice until creamy. Add 220 grams of room temperature butter, 200 grams of sugar, 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract and a pinch of salt and mix well. Add 4 eggs one by one and mix well.

Mix 350 grams of all-purpose flour, 3 teaspoons of baking powder and 50 grams of ground almonds.

Add to the bowl of wet ingredients in 2-3 portions in turns with 50 ml of milk.

Pour into a greased 30 cm loaf tin and bake for 60 minutes at 180 °C until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool in the tin for several minutes.

While the cake is cooling down, prepare the glaze by mixing 125 grams of confectioner’s sugar with 3 tablespoons of lime juice. Remove the cake from the tin, place on a plate and spread the glaze with a brush on top and sprinkle with 2 tablespoons of chopped unsalted pistachios.