January 1 is the first day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 364 days remaining until the end of the year (365 in leap years). This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Tuesday, Friday or Sunday (58 in 400 years each) than on Wednesday or Thursday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Monday or Saturday (56).
NATIONAL BLOODY MARY DAY
NATIONAL BLOODY MARY DAY
45 BC ― The Julian calendar takes effect for the first time.
1 ― Origin of the Christian Era. Also known as Common Era or Current Era, abbreviated CE, is a calendar era that is often used as an alternative naming of the Anno Domini era ("in the year of the Lord"), abbreviated AD. The system uses BCE as an abbreviation for "before the Common (or Current) Era" and CE as an abbreviation for "Common Era". The CE/BCE designation uses the same numeric values as the Anno Domini year-numbering system introduced by the 6th-century Christian monk Dionysius Exiguus, intending the beginning of the life of Jesus to be the reference date. Neither notation includes a year zero, and the two notations (CE/BCE and AD/BC) are numerically equivalent; thus "2016 CE" corresponds to "AD 2016", and "400 BCE" corresponds to "400 BC". The Gregorian calendar and the year-numbering system associated with it is the calendar system with most widespread use in the world today. For decades, it has been the global standard, recognized by international institutions such as the United Nations and the Universal Postal Union.
404 ― The last gladiator competition is fought in Rome.
630 ― The Prophet Muhammad sets out toward Mecca with the army that captures it bloodlessly.
1502 ― Portuguese navigators discover Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
1758 ― The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature establish the "starting point" for standardized species names across the animal kingdom. This naming system is based on the binomial nomenclature laid out in Carolus Linnaeus 10th edition of Systema Naturae.
1808 ― The United States Congress prohibits importation of slaves.
1818 ― Marry Shelly's "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus" is published anonymously by the small London publishing house of Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, & Jones
1861 ― President-elect of the United States Abraham Lincoln declares slavery in Confederate states unlawful.
1863 ― The Emancipation Proclamation is issued by President Abraham Lincoln to free slaves in confederate states.
1899 ― Cuba is liberated from Spanish rule by the United States in the Spanish-American War. American occupation continues till 1902.
1917 ― English officer, T. E. Lawrence, joins the forces of the Arabian sheik Feisal al Husayn, beginning his adventures that will lead him to Damascus by October, 1918.
1934 ― The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (US bank guarantor), FDIC, becomes effective. The FDIC was created by the 1933 Banking Act after the Great Depression to restore trust in the American banking system; more than one-third of banks failed in the years before the FDIC's creation, and bank runs were common. The insurance limit was initially US$2,500 per ownership category. Since the passage of the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act in 2011, the FDIC insures deposits in member banks up to US$250,000 per ownership category.
1946 ― Emperor Hirohito of Japan announces he is not a god as part of the unconditional surrender following WWII.
1950 ― Communist leader, Ho Chi Minh, begins offensive against French troops in Indo- China.
1962 ― United States Navy SEALs are established. Among the SEALs' main functions are conducting small-unit maritime military operations that originate from, and return to, a river, ocean, swamp, delta, or coastline. The SEALs are trained to operate in all environments (Sea, Air, and Land) for which they are named.
The modern day U.S. Navy SEALs can trace their roots to World War II. The United States Navy recognized the need for the covert reconnaissance of landing beaches and coastal defenses. As a result, the Amphibious Scout and Raider School was established in 1942 at Fort Pierce, Florida. The Scouts and Raiders were formed in September of that year, just nine months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, from the Observer Group, a joint U.S. Army-Marine-Navy unit.
404 ― The last gladiator competition is fought in Rome.
630 ― The Prophet Muhammad sets out toward Mecca with the army that captures it bloodlessly.
1502 ― Portuguese navigators discover Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
1758 ― The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature establish the "starting point" for standardized species names across the animal kingdom. This naming system is based on the binomial nomenclature laid out in Carolus Linnaeus 10th edition of Systema Naturae.
1808 ― The United States Congress prohibits importation of slaves.
1818 ― Marry Shelly's "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus" is published anonymously by the small London publishing house of Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, & Jones
1861 ― President-elect of the United States Abraham Lincoln declares slavery in Confederate states unlawful.
1863 ― The Emancipation Proclamation is issued by President Abraham Lincoln to free slaves in confederate states.
1899 ― Cuba is liberated from Spanish rule by the United States in the Spanish-American War. American occupation continues till 1902.
1917 ― English officer, T. E. Lawrence, joins the forces of the Arabian sheik Feisal al Husayn, beginning his adventures that will lead him to Damascus by October, 1918.
1934 – The "Law for the Prevention of Genetically Diseased Offspring" (passed on July 4, 1933) goes into effect in Nazi Germany. The law created a large number of "Genetic Health Courts", consisting of a judge, a medical officer, and medical practitioner, which "shall decide at its own discretion after considering the results of the whole proceedings and the evidence tendered”. If the court decided that the person in question was to be sterilized, the decision could be appealed to "Higher Genetic Health Court". If the appeal failed, the sterilization was to be carried out, with the law specifying that "the use of force is permissible". The law also required that people seeking voluntary sterilizations also go through the courts.
1934 ― The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (US bank guarantor), FDIC, becomes effective. The FDIC was created by the 1933 Banking Act after the Great Depression to restore trust in the American banking system; more than one-third of banks failed in the years before the FDIC's creation, and bank runs were common. The insurance limit was initially US$2,500 per ownership category. Since the passage of the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act in 2011, the FDIC insures deposits in member banks up to US$250,000 per ownership category.
1946 ― Emperor Hirohito of Japan announces he is not a god as part of the unconditional surrender following WWII.
1950 ― Communist leader, Ho Chi Minh, begins offensive against French troops in Indo- China.
1962 ― United States Navy SEALs are established. Among the SEALs' main functions are conducting small-unit maritime military operations that originate from, and return to, a river, ocean, swamp, delta, or coastline. The SEALs are trained to operate in all environments (Sea, Air, and Land) for which they are named.
The modern day U.S. Navy SEALs can trace their roots to World War II. The United States Navy recognized the need for the covert reconnaissance of landing beaches and coastal defenses. As a result, the Amphibious Scout and Raider School was established in 1942 at Fort Pierce, Florida. The Scouts and Raiders were formed in September of that year, just nine months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, from the Observer Group, a joint U.S. Army-Marine-Navy unit.
1966 ― All US cigarette packs have to carry "Caution Cigarette smoking may be hazardous to your health".
1985 ― The Internet's Domain Name System (DNS) is created. DNS is a hierarchical decentralized naming system for computers, services, or any resource connected to the Internet or a private network. It associates various information with domain names assigned to each of the participating entities. Most prominently, it translates more readily memorized domain names to the numerical IP addresses needed for the purpose of locating and identifying computer services and devices with the underlying network protocols. By providing a worldwide, distributed directory service, the Domain Name System is an essential component of the functionality of the Internet, and has been in use since the 1980s.
1992 ― The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic is renamed the Russian Federation, becoming the successor state to the Soviet Union.
1994 ― North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect.
1995 ― The last "Far Side", by cartoonist Gary Larson.
The Far Side is a single-panel comic created by Gary Larson and syndicated by Universal Press Syndicate, which ran from January 1, 1980, to January 1, 1995. Its surrealistic humor is often based on uncomfortable social situations, improbable events, an anthropomorphic view of the world, logical fallacies, impending bizarre disasters, (often twisted) references to proverbs, or the search for meaning in life. Larson's frequent use of animals and nature in the comic is popularly attributed to his background in biology. Reruns are still printed in many newspapers.
The Far Side was ultimately carried by more than 1,900 daily newspapers, translated into 17 languages, and collected into calendars and 23 compilation books.
1994 ― North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect.
1995 ― The last "Far Side", by cartoonist Gary Larson.
The Far Side is a single-panel comic created by Gary Larson and syndicated by Universal Press Syndicate, which ran from January 1, 1980, to January 1, 1995. Its surrealistic humor is often based on uncomfortable social situations, improbable events, an anthropomorphic view of the world, logical fallacies, impending bizarre disasters, (often twisted) references to proverbs, or the search for meaning in life. Larson's frequent use of animals and nature in the comic is popularly attributed to his background in biology. Reruns are still printed in many newspapers.
The Far Side was ultimately carried by more than 1,900 daily newspapers, translated into 17 languages, and collected into calendars and 23 compilation books.
2002 ― Euro banknotes and coins become legal tender in twelve of the European Union's member states.
2010 ― Suicide car bomb detonates at an AK-47 training exercise, [I mean a volleyball tournament] in Lakki Marwat, Pakistan, killing 105 and injuring 100.
TODAY'S BIRTHS
1735 – Paul Revere, American silversmith and engraver (d. 1818)
1745 – Anthony Wayne, American general and politician (d. 1796)
1750 – Frederick Muhlenberg, American minister and politician, 1st Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 1801)
1752 – Betsy Ross, American seamstress, credited with designing the Flag of the United States (d. 1836)
1864 – Alfred Stieglitz, American photographer and curator (d. 1946)
1895 – J. Edgar Hoover, American law enforcement official; 1st Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (d. 1972)
1919 – J. D. Salinger, American soldier and author (d. 2010)
From Wikipedia and Google,ex as noted.
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