Today in History January 1 1500 The Portuguese explorer Pedro Alvares Cabral reaches the coast of Brazil and claims the region for Portugal. 1586 Sir

01/01/2017 · President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill issue a declaration, signed by representatives of 26 countries, called the “United Nations.”. Microsoft and ...

01/01/2022 · Today in History for January 1st. Highlights of Today in History: Fidel Castro seizes power in Cuba; Abraham Lincoln signs Emancipation Proclamation; Ellis Island opens; Hank Williams Senior dies....

01/01/2022 · Jan 1 in Film & TV. 1953 The first TV detector van, used to track down users of unlicensed television sets, begins operation in the UK; Jan 1 in Music. 1960 Johnny Cash plays first of many free concerts behind bars at San Quentin Prison, California; Merle Haggard among the inmate audience; Jan 1 in Sport

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January 1. 1892 Ellis Island Begins As Immigration gateway. 1901 The Commonwealth of Australia was proclaimed. 1912 The Republic of China ( Taiwan ) created. 1935 First Orange Bowl Game. 1937 Federal Old Age Pensions Started. 1942 United Nations Established. 1947 Great Britain nationalises Coal mines.

01/01/2022 · 1905 9 hour work day for diamond miners. 1906 Dutch law makes driver's license mandatory. 1906 The poll tax of £1 per head on all adult male inhabitants of Natal, South Africa, except indentured Indians and married Blacks, imposed by …

28/01/2016 · Toy company Wham-O produces first Frisbees. On January 23, 1957, machines at the Wham-O toy company roll out the first batch of their aerodynamic plastic discs—now known to millions of fans all ...