01-01-2008, 03:43 PM
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January 1st
45 BC ~ Julian calendar went into effect.
1752 ~ Birthday of Betsy Ross, American seamstress.
1801 ~ Discovery of 1 Ceres, first known asteroid.
1879 ~ Birthday of E. M. Forster, English novelist.
1892 ~ Ellis Island began accepting immigrants to the U.S.
1895 ~ Birthday of J. Edgar Hoover, FBI director.
1901 ~ Establishment of the Commonwealth of Australia (Federation).
1983 ~ The ARPANET officially changed to use the Internet Protocol, creating the Internet.
1985 ~ The Internet's Domain Name System created.
2002 ~ Euro banknotes and coins became legal tender.
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