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Show History Has Been Made On New Year's Since Early Ages While January, Capricomus, the Goat, symbolized the nurse which cared for the youn gods of the sun, the first month has fur-i fur-i V nished many of the fLj Important dates In the history of the I world, and the first been generous in Its contributions. The Gregorian month of January is the namesake of Janus, the two-faced Roman god accredited wit hthe ability to look backward and forward simultaneously. Following Is a partial list rf Important Im-portant events that took place on New Year's Day: 452 B.C. First New Vear'i Celebration Cele-bration held. 38 B.C. Era of the Caesars be- gan. 1735 Paul Revere born. 1752 Betsy Ross born. 1776 First Union flag of IS stripes unfurled by George Washing ton. 1792 Kentucky entered the Union. 1801 Union of Great Britain and Ireland. 1815 General Jackson repelled the British at New Orleans. 1863 Emancipation of Negro slaves proclaimed by President Lincoln. Lin-coln. 1882 Greece gains independence from Turkey. 1898 Five boroughs of New York City corporatcd. 1901 Commonwealth of Australia formed. 1907 U. S. Pure Food law became effective. 1912 Republic of China founded. 1923 USSR formed. 1942 United Nations' declaration signed. Bonne Anneel Feliz Ano Nuevol Buon Capo D'Anno Got Nytt Ar Godt Nytt Aar Ein Glueckliches Neues Jahr Gelukkig Nieuwjaar No matter the tongue, the greeting greet-ing is always the same it always means a wish that all share In a Happy New Year. |