A bit of January 1st history…
177 - Commodus, son of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, becomes consul for 1st time at 15 years old - then youngest ever in Roman history
630 - Prophet Muhammed sets out with his army towards Mecca, capturing it bloddlessly
1724 - Daniel Farenheit proposes a system for making thermometers and the Farenheit temperature scale
1818 - Mary Shelly’s “Frankenstein” is published anonymously (pictured)
1862 - 1st US income tax - 3% of incomes >$600, and 5% greater then $10,000
1863 - Emancipation Proclamation issued by Lincoln to free slaves in US confederate states
1892 - Ellis Island opens as a US immigration inspection station - would go on to be the gateway to the US for more than 12 million people
1896 - German physicist Wilhelm Rontgen announces discovery of x-rays
1939 - Hewlett-Packard founded in Palo Alto, CA “the birthplace of Silicon Valley”
1979 - US and China (People’s Republic) begin diplomatic relations
2018 - Initiative of 300 Hollywood women called “Time’s Up” announced to fight sexual harassment
On January 1, 2024 at 01:01AM, some big things happened. Click the date to read more.