This Day In History
January 01
New Year's Day Mutiny of the Pennsylvania Line Haitian independence proclaimed The Emancipation Proclamation takes effect Emancipation Proclamation goes into effect Lincoln signs Emancipation Proclamation A Nebraska farmer files the first homestead claim First modern Mummers' Parade E.M. Forster is born Sneak preview of The Birth of a Nation British ship Formidable is torpedoed Edsel Ford succeeds father as president of Ford United Nations created Hidden Japanese surrender after Pacific War has ended Inmate Merle Haggard hears Johnny Cash play San Quentin State Prison Cuban dictator Batista falls from power Batista forced out by Castro-led revolution 1st Marine Division advance elements arrive Operation Sam Houston begins The real-life murder behind Looking For Mr. Goodbar Air India jet crashes just after takeoff
New Year's Day Mutiny of the Pennsylvania Line Haitian independence proclaimed The Emancipation Proclamation takes effect Emancipation Proclamation goes into effect Lincoln signs Emancipation Proclamation A Nebraska farmer files the first homestead claim First modern Mummers' Parade E.M. Forster is born Sneak preview of The Birth of a Nation British ship Formidable is torpedoed Edsel Ford succeeds father as president of Ford United Nations created Hidden Japanese surrender after Pacific War has ended Inmate Merle Haggard hears Johnny Cash play San Quentin State Prison Cuban dictator Batista falls from power Batista forced out by Castro-led revolution 1st Marine Division advance elements arrive Operation Sam Houston begins The real-life murder behind Looking For Mr. Goodbar Air India jet crashes just after takeoff
