If you enjoy learning about your history or any other historic events, this list of significant events that happened on January 1st are yours to go to.
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- 45BC – The Julian calendar took effect
- 1863 – Abraham Lincoln issued an emancipation proclamation to free slaves in US confederate states
- 1901 – The proclamation of the Commonwealth of Australia
- 1908 – The first ball is dropped in New York City’s Times Square to signify the start of the New Year at midnight
- 1912 – The Republic of China ( Taiwan ) was created
- 1935 – The First Orange Bowl Game was played
- 1937 – Workers begin to acquire old-age pension benefits.
- 1942 – The U.S. government banned the sale of civilian vehicles.
- 1942 – The signing of a declaration that established the existence of the UN.
- 1947 – The Canadian Citizenship came into effect.
- 1948 – The four largest British rail companies are turned into Nationalized British Railways.
- 1953 – The first TV detector van, used to track down users of unlicensed television sets, begins operation in the UK.
- 1958 – The European Economic Community, started its operation
- 1960 – Johnny Cash plays his first free concert behind bars
- 1971 – Cigarette ads were banned on American TV
- 1985 – First Mobile Phone Call in Britain to Vodafone was made.
- 1991 – Canada introduced the first national sales tax, known as Canada Goods and Service Tax.
- 1998 – The European Central Bank was created
- 2000 – The Panama canal was handed over to Panama
- 2006 – Sydney, recorded the hottest temperatures hitting a staggering 45 degrees Celsius, causing bush fires and power outages.