January 01

Thursday 01, 2004:

Pervez Musharraf receives a vote of confidence to continue as the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan from Parliament and the provincial assemblies.

Wednesday 01, 2003:

Luís Inácio Lula da Silva becomes president of the Federative Republic of Brazil.

Tuesday 01, 2002:

The Open Skies mutual surveillance treaty, initially signed in 1992, officially enters into force.

Monday 01, 2001:

First Day of the Third Millennium.

Friday 01, 1999:

The Euro currency is introduced.

Thursday 01, 1998:

Smoking is banned in all bars and restaurants in the State of California.

Wednesday 01, 1997:

The Republic of Zaïre officially joins the World Trade Organization, as Zaïre.

Monday 01, 1996:

Curaçao gains limited self-government, though it remains within free association with the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Sunday 01, 1995:

The Kingdom of Sweden and the republics of Austria and Finland are admitted into the European Union.

Saturday 01, 1994:

The North American Free Trade Agreement comes into effect.

Friday 01, 1993:

A single market within the European Community is introduced.

Wednesday 01, 1992:

George H. W. Bush becomes the first President of the United States of America to address the Australian Parliament.

Friday 01, 1988:

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America comes into existence, creating the largest Lutheran denomination in the United States of America.

Thursday 01, 1987:

The city of Frobisher Bay, in Canada's Northwest Territories, changes its name to Iqaluit.

Wednesday 01, 1986:

Spain and Portugal are admitted into the European Community.

Tuesday 01, 1985:

The first British mobile phone call is made by Ernie Wise to Vodafone.

Sunday 01, 1984:

The Sultanate of Brunei becomes independent of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Saturday 01, 1983:

The ARPANET officially changes to using the Internet Protocol, creating the Internet.

Thursday 01, 1981:

The Republic of Palau achieves self-government; it is not yet independent from the United States of America.

Monday 01, 1979:

Formal diplomatic relations are established between the People's Republic of China and the United States of America.

Sunday 01, 1978:

Air India Flight 855 Boeing 747 explodes and crashes into the sea off the coast of Bombay, killing 213.

Thursday 01, 1976:

NBC introduces its new logo: an abstract N, similar to the Nebraska Educational Television Network logo.

Monday 01, 1973:

The Kingdom of Denmark, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the Republic of Ireland are admitted into the European Community.

Friday 01, 1971:

Cigarette advertisements are banned on American television.

Thursday 01, 1970:

The Unix epoch begins at 00:00:00 UTC.

Wednesday 01, 1969:

Marien Ngouabi formally becomes the President of the Republic of Congo.

Wednesday 01, 1964:

The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is divided into the independent republics of Zambia and Malawi, and the British-controlled Rhodesia.

Monday 01, 1962:

Western Samoa achieves independence from New Zealand; its name is changed to the Independent State of Western Samoa.

Friday 01, 1960:

The Republic of Cameroon achieves independence from France and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Thursday 01, 1959:

Fulgencio Batista, President of the Republic of Cuba, is overthrown by Fidel Castro's forces.

Wednesday 01, 1958:

The European Community is established.

Sunday 01, 1956:

The Republic of the Sudan achieves independence from the Egyptian Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Thursday 01, 1948:

Enrico De Nicola formally becomes President of the Italian Republic, but refuses to be a candidate for the first constitutional election the following May.

Monday 01, 1945:

Bahawalpur State issues its first stamps.

Thursday 01, 1942:

The Declaration by the United Nations is signed by twenty-six nations.

Sunday 01, 1939:

The Vienna New Year's Concert is first held.

Friday 01, 1937:

The first Cotton Bowl game is played in Dallas, Texas.

Tuesday 01, 1935:

Bucknell University wins the first Orange Bowl 26-0 over the University of Miami.

Monday 01, 1934:

Nazi Germany passes the "Law for the Prevention of Genetically Diseased Offspring".

Saturday 01, 1916:

German troops abandon Yaoundé and their Kamerun colony to British forces and begin the long march to Spanish Guinea.

Monday 01, 1912:

The Republic of China is established.

Sunday 01, 1911:

Northern Territory is separated from South Australia and transferred to Commonwealth control.

Wednesday 01, 1908:

1908 - The first payments of old-age pensions were made in Britain, with persons over 70 receiving five shillings (25p) a week.

Wednesday 01, 1902:

The first Rose Bowl game is played in Pasadena, California.

Tuesday 01, 1901:

The first official Mummers Parade is held.

Sunday 01, 1899:

Spanish rule ends in Cuba.

Saturday 01, 1898:

New York City annexes land from surrounding counties, creating the City of Greater New York. The four initial boroughs, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and The Bronx, are joined on January 25th by Staten Island to create the modern city of five boroughs.

Monday 01, 1894:

The Manchester Ship Canal, England, was officially opened to traffic.

Sunday 01, 1893:

Japan begins using the Gregorian calendar.

Friday 01, 1892:

Ellis Island opens to begin accepting immigrants to the United States.

Saturday 01, 1887:

Queen Victoria was proclaimed empress of India in Delhi.

Thursday 01, 1880:

Ferdinand de Lesseps begins French construction of the Panama Canal.

Friday 01, 1869:

Sigma Nu fraternity is officially founded at the Virginia Military Institute

Thursday 01, 1863:

The first claim under the Homestead Act is made by Daniel Freeman for a farm in Nebraska.

Tuesday 01, 1861:

Porfirio Diaz conquers Mexico City.

Sunday 01, 1826:

Naucalpan becomes a municipality of the Mexican state of México.

Thursday 01, 1818:

Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus is first published.

Friday 01, 1808:

Importation of slaves into the United States is banned

Sunday 01, 1804:

French rule ends in Haiti.

Thursday 01, 1801:

The first known asteroid 1 Ceres is discovered by Giuseppe Piazzi.

Sunday 01, 1797:

1797 - Albany replaces New York City as the capital on New York.

Tuesday 01, 1788:

First edition of The Times of London, previously The Daily Universal Register, is published.

Wednesday 01, 1738:

Bouvet Island is discovered by French explorer Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier.

Saturday 01, 1707:

John V is crowned King of Portugal

Friday 01, 1700:

Russia begins using the Julian calendar.

Sunday 01, 1673:

1673 - Regular mail delivery begins between New York and Boston.

Sunday 01, 1651:

Charles II crowned King of Scotland

Saturday 01, 1600:

Scotland begins using the Julian calendar.

Monday 01, 1438:

Albert II of Habsburg is crowned King of Hungary.

Friday 01, 990:

Kievan Rus' adopts the Julian calendar.

Thursday 01, 404:

Last known gladiator competition in Rome takes place.

Monday 01, -45:

The Julian calendar first takes effect.

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