January 1st
New Year's Day for many countries around the world using the Gregorian calendar is often celebrated at midnight with fireworks.
January is named for Janus, the god of the doorway; the name has its beginnings in Roman mythology, coming from the Latin word for door – January is the door to the year.
404 – The last known gladiatorial competition in Rome takes place.
1804 – French rule ends in Haiti. Haiti becomes the first black republic and first independent country in the West Indies.
1863 – American Civil War: The Emancipation Proclamation takes effect in Confederate territory.
1892 – Ellis Island opens to begin processing immigrants into the United States.
1934 – Nazi Germany passes the "Law for the Prevention of Genetically Diseased Offspring".
1983 – The ARPANET officially changes to using the Internet Protocol, creating the Internet.
Information provided by: Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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