| Show new years day saw history made hade new years day clay may not seem very momentous to us hut bug in the she past it hat has seen history made it Is saw the un furling of the first american flag by george washington and the alt emancipation of negro slaves following is a list lilt of important events that took place on new years day january I 1 38 B C the era of the caesars caesara began 1349 A D edward III king of england defeated the french before calais with great slaughter 1735 paul revere born bora 1757 calcutta india captured by the british 1776 first union flag of 13 stripes unfurled by george washington 17 1792 kentucky entered the union 1801 union of ireland with britain 1814 american dragoons attacked the british who had seized buff buffalo alo N Y 1815 gen jackson repelled british when they attacked new orleans 1825 5 great britain acknowledged independence of ican republics 1863 emancipation of negro slaves went into effect by proclamation of president 40 abraham lincoln 1907 pure food law put into effect 1913 parcel post system inaugurated 1919 new years day declared a legal holiday throughout the country except in massachusetts and washington D C |
