Significant January Dates in A.A. History

Significant January Dates in A.A. History

from AA History Lovers at Yahoo! Groups;

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.