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January History
| Jan 1929 | Bill W. wrote third promise in Bible to quit drinking |
| Jan 1940 | Akron group moves to new home at King School. |
| Jan 1944 | Dr. Harry Tiebout’s first paper on the subject of “Alcoholics Anonymous”. |
| Jan 1944 | onset of Bill’s 11 years of depression. |
| Jan 1946 | Readers Digest does a story on AA. |
| Jan 1948 | 1st A.A. meeting in Japan |
| Jan 1951 | AA Grapevine publishes memorial issue for Dr Bob. |
| Jan 1958 | Bill writes article for Grapevine on “Emotional Sobriety”. |
| Jan 1, 1943 | Columbus Dispatch reports 1st Anniversary of Columbus, Ohio Central Group. |
| Jan 2, 1889 | Sister Ignatia born, Ballyhane Ireland. |
| Jan 3, 1939 | First sale of Works Publishing Co stock is recorded. |
| Jan 4, 1940 | 1st AA group formed in Detroit, Michigan. |
| Jan 5, 1939 | Dr Bob tells Ruth Hock in a letter that AA has “to get away from the Oxford Group atmosphere”. |
| Jan 5, 2001 | Chuck C. from Houston died sober in Texas at 38 years sober. |
| Jan 6, 2000 | Stephen Poe, compiler of the Concordance to Alcoholics Anonymous, died. |
| Jan 8, 1938 | New York AA splits from the Oxford Group. |
| Jan 10, 1940 | 1st AA meeting not in a home meets at King School, Akron, Ohio. |
| Jan 13, 1988 | Dr Jack Norris Chairman/Trustee of AA for 27 years dies. |
| Jan 13, 2003 | Dr Earle M sober for 49 years, author of “Physician Heal Thyself” died. |
| Jan 15, 1937 | Fitz M brings AA meetings to Washington DC. |
| Jan 15, 1945 | First AA meeting held in Springfield, Missouri. |
| Jan 19, 1943 | 1st discussion for starting AA group in Toronto. |
| Jan 19, 1944 | Wilson’s returned from 1st major A.A. tour started in Oct 24 1943. |
| Jan 19, 1999 | Frank M., AA Archivist since 1983, died peacefully in his sleep. |
| Jan 21, 1954 | Hank P who helped Bill start NY office dies in Pennington, New Jersey. |
| Jan 23, 1985 | Bob B. died sober November 11, 2001. |
| Jan 24, 1918 | Bill marries Lois Burnham in the Swedenborgen Church in Brookyn Heights. |
| Jan 24, 1945 | 1st black group St. Louis |
| Jan. 24, 1971 | Bill W dies at Miami Beach, FL. |
| Jan 25, 1915 | Dr. Bob marries Anne Ripley. |
| Jan 26, 1971 | New York Times publishes Bill’s obituary on page 1. |
| Jan 30, 1961 | Dr Carl Jung answers Bill’s letter with “Spiritus Contra Spiritum”. |
| End of Jan 1939 | 400 copies of manuscript of Big Book circulated for comment, evaluation and sale. |