January 1 significant news events for this day include 1962 The Beatles Turned Down, 1863 The Emancipation Proclamation, 1901 Commonwealth Of Australia Created, 1908 News Years Eve Times Square Ball Drop, 1934 Alcatraz, 1935 First Orange Bowl Game, 1942 United Nations Established, 1947 Canadian Citizenship Act, 1954 Rose Bowl Parade, 1984 AT&T Broken Up,

January 1, 1994 Saudi Arabia to implement budget cuts. During a nationally broadcast address, King Fahd of Saudi Arabia informed his Cabinet that a world surplus of oil had depressed prices to such an extent that the government would have to trim its annual budget by 20%.

What Happened On This Day – January 1 1999 The Euro becomes the official currency in 11 countries. While the Euro was already valid for bank transfers, notes and coins were introduced on January 1, 2002. 1993 Czechoslovakia is dissolved. The country was peacefully divided into the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic. 1992 Russia is formed

January 1, 2000 A cold wave that sweeps across the Gangetic Plain of Northern India in early January leaves as many as 341 persons dead, including at least 211 in Bihar state. SHOW ANOTHER EVENT

In England, January 1 was celebrated as the New Year festival, but from the 12th century to 1752 the year in England began on March 25 (Lady Day). So, for example, the Parliamentary record records the execution of Charles I occurring in 1648 (as the year did not end until March 24), although modern histories adjust the start of the year to January 1 and record the execution as …

01/01/1976 · January 1, 1863. U.S. President Abraham Lincoln Issues the Emancipation Proclamation. It called for the freeing of slaves in the rebelling states. However, the Confederate states ignored it, and it didn't apply to the slaves of Union States.

01/01/2020 · January 1, 2020 United States Holidays & Popular Observances. New Year's Day; NHL Winter Classic; Solemnity of Mary; January 1, was the 8th of the 12 days of the Christmas Season (Twelvetide). January 1, 2020 was the 7th and last day of Kwanzaa.