Show history made on new years yearns da day Y 4 I 1 y 0 e not only does new yea years rs day mark the begian beginning ing of a new year yea but of a new hope to many people in many lands during time of war it has always meant th the e period oj 4 prayer for the safety of country and loved ones many events of lasting importance have occurred in fiT history story on this day including 38 B C the era of the caesars caesara began i 1319 1349 A D edward III kin king g of england defeated the french before cailis with great slaughter 1735 gaul paul revere was born 1757 calcutta india captured by the british 1770 first union hag flag of 13 stripes unfurled by george washington 1792 kentucky entered the union 1801 union of ireland with britain 1814 american dragoons attacked the british who had seized buffalo N Y 1815 general jackson repelled british when they attacked new orleans 1825 great britain acknowledged independence of south american republics 1883 1803 emancipation of negro slaves went into effect by pro clama tion of president abraham lincoln 1907 pure food law put into effect 1913 parcel post system inaugurated 1919 new years day declared a legal holiday throughout the coun try except in massachusetts and washington D C 1920 1020 U S census gave population of 1923 canadian national defense act went into effect 1920 1926 mexican railroads returned to private P ownership 1929 eight hour and child labor laws went into effect 1933 soviet unions first five year plan ended 1934 U S bank deposit insurance law went into effect 1935 1933 ration card system abolished in soviet union 1938 1936 U S unemployment insurance law went into effect 1938 thomas E dewey sworn in as district attorney ol of new york city 1939 insurgents shell madrid ex premier wang chingwen Ching wei Wel expelled 1940 russian planes bombed jyvaskyla finland england called to colors men from 19 to 28 years old 1941 english and german planes made reconnaissance trips 1942 japanese submarines shell hawaii 1943 U S planes bomb japanese positions in Aleut aleutians ians 1844 1944 gen A A becomes head of U S marines russia observes christmas pacific agreement reported by president roosevelt |