History of January 01

On January 01 the following events have occured in our world's history.

1643 - Isaac Newton baptized in St. John's Church in Colsterworth England
1801 - Giuseppe Piazzi discoved 1st asteroid later named Ceres
1801 - United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland established
1804 - Haiti gains independence from France (National Day)
1808 - Congress prohibits importation of slaves
1848 - Britain takes Mosquito Coast from Nicaragua
1863 - Emancipation Proclamation issued by Lincoln
1892 - Brooklyn merges with NY to form present City of NY - Ellis Island became reception center for new immigrants
1894 - Manchester Ship Canal in England opened to traffic
1898 - Lightship replaces whistling buoy at mouth of SF Bay
1899 - Cuba liberated from Spain by US (National Day)
1901 - Commonwealth of Australia established
1902 - 1st Rose Bowl game held in Pasadena California
1912 - 1st running of SF's famed "Bay to Breakers" race (763 miles)
1913 - Post office begins parcel post deliveries
1934 - Alcatraz officially becomes a Federal Prison
1934 - Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (US bank guarantees) effective
1936 - 1st newspaper to microfilm its current issues NY Herald Tribune
1946 - Emperor Hirohito of Japan announces he is not a god
1948 - 1st newsreel in color Pasadena Ca
1954 - Rose & Cotton Bowl are 1st sport colorcasts
1956 - Sudan gains independence from Britain (National Day)
1957 - International Geophysical Year begins; ends 6/30/1958
1958 - European Economic Community (Common Market) starts operation
1960 - Cameroon gains independence from France
1962 - Beatles Decca audition
1962 - Western Samoa gains independence from New Zealand
1965 - International Cooperation Year
1971 - Cigarette advertisements banned on TV
1972 - International Book Year
1973 - Britain Ireland & Denmark join Common Market
1974 - World Population Year
1975 - International Women's Year
1978 - Pres. Ford signs 1st major revision of copyright law since 1909
1979 - International Year of the Child
1980 - Decade of Water & Sanitation
1981 - International Year for Disabled
1981 - Palau (Trust Territory of Pacific Is.) becomes self-governing
1983 - World Communications Year
1984 - AT & T broken up into 8 companies
1984 - Brunei gains complete independence from Britain
1985 - International Youth Year
1986 - International Peace Year
1986 - Spain & Portugal become 11th & 12th members of Common Market
1987 - Internat'l Year of Shelter
1988 - NY Carnegie Deli's owner Leo Steiner dies
2304 - Mid- CALENDAR day
4713 - B.C. Julian calendar begins at Greenwich mean noon