This Day: January 1

Photo by Photos by Lanty

Zodiac:

Capricorn

Holidays & Observances

New Year's Day

Solemnity of Mary {Catholic}

World Events:

1804 - Haiti declared independence from France

1808 - The Act Prohibiting the Importation of Slaves went into effect

1863 - The Emancipation Proclamation was issued

1902 - The first college football bowl game that would eventually become the Rose Bowl

1994 - The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) went into effect

1995 - The World Trade Organization was established

2002 - The euro was introduced

2022 - The Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) Debuted

Birthdays

1560 - John Smith, explorer

1735 - Paul Revere, silversmith

1864 - George Washington Carver, inventor

1895 - J. Edgar Hoover, former FBI director

1919 - J.D. Salinger, author

1969 - Morris Chestnut, actor

1969 - Verne Troyer, actor

1976 - Tank, singer

1992 - Migo Domingo, rapper

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