Show History Has Been een Made On Ne New Years Year's I Since Early Ages While January the Goat symbolized the nurse which cared for the young gods of the sun the first month has furnished furnished fur fur- aY many of the Important dates In Inthe inthe the history of the world and the first JANUARY NUARY d of f lh the has day year lb Go been generous in i its 15 contributions The Gregorian month of January is the namesake of Janus the two faced Roman god accredited wit ability to look backward and forward simultaneously Following is a partial list of important important im- im im- im events that took place on New Years Year's Day BC B.C. First B.C.-First First New Years Year's Celebration Cele Cele- bration held 38 BC B.C. Era B.C.-Era Era of ot the Caesars be be- gan 1735 Paw Paul Paul Revere born 1752 Betsy 1752 etsy Ross born 1776 First 1776 First Union flag of ot 13 stripes unfurled by George Washington Washing Washing- ton 0 g WaShing WaShing-I 1792 Kentucky 1792 Kentucky entered th the Union 1801 Union 1801 Union of Great Britain and Ireland I 1815 General ISIS General Jackson repelled the tho British at New Orleans I 1863 Emancipation 1863 Emancipation of ot Negro slaves slave proclaimed by President Lincoln Lin Lin- coln coin i 1882 Greece 1882 Greece gains Independence from Turkey 1898 1898 Five Five boroughs of ot New York City 1901 Commonwealth 1901 of Australia Australla I formed 1907 U. U U. U S. S Pure Food law became effective 1912 1912 Republic Republic of China founded 1923 USSR 1923 USSR formed I 1912 United 1912 United Nations Nations' declaration signed I i J J fr 1 i Bonne Feliz Ano Buon Capo DAnno Got Ar Godt Aar AarEin AarEin Ein Neues Jahr I No matter the tongue the greetIng greeting greet greet- ing is always the same same same-it it always means a wish that all share in a Happy New Year I |