January 1

Today in History
• 45BC - The Julian calendar takes effect for the first time
• 1863 - U.S. President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation
• 1892 - Ellis Island Immigrant Station formally opened in New York
• 1898 - Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island became New York City
• 1912 - Republic of China is founded
• 1942 - United Nations Established
• 1992 - Russia is formed
• 2002 - The Euro was introduced



Holidays - Traditional and Obscure
• New Year's Day
• Ellis Island Day
• Global Family Day
• Haiti Independence Day
• Polar Bear Plunge Day
• Sudan Independence Day
• Triumph of the Revolution
• Euro Day

Birthdays
• 1431 - Pope Alexander VI
• 1449 - Lorenzo de'Medici, The Magnificent of Florence
• 1511 - Henry, Duke of Cornwall
• 1638 - Emperor Go-Sai of Japan
• 1735 - Paul Revere
• 1752 - Betsy Ross
• 1895 - J Edgar Hoover
• 1930 - Gaafar Muhammad Nimeiry