Global
Family Day observed in USA
World Day of Peace is an annual celebration
by the Catholic Church
Events
1800 – The Dutch East India Company
is dissolved.
1804 – French rule ends in Haiti. Haiti
becomes the first black republic and second
independent country in North America after
the United States
1833 – The United Kingdom claims sovereignty
over the Falkland Islands.
1880 – Ferdinand de Lesseps begins French
construction of the Panama Canal.
1885 – Twenty-five nations adopt Sandford
Fleming's proposal for standard time (and
also, time zones)
1890 – Eritrea is consolidated into a colony
by the Italian government.
1898 – New York, New York annexes land from
surrounding counties, creating the City
of Greater New York. The four initial boroughs,
Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and The Bronx,
are joined on January 25 by Staten Island
to create the modern city of five boroughs.
1899 – Spanish rule ends in Cuba.
1901 – Nigeria becomes a British protectorate.
1901 – The British colonies of New South
Wales, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia,
Tasmania and Western Australia federate
as the Commonwealth of Australia; Edmund
Barton is appointed the first Prime Minister.
1906 – British India officially adopts the
Indian Standard Time.
1911 – Northern Territory is separated from
South Australia and transferred to Commonwealth
control.
1912 – The Republic of China is established.
1942 – The Declaration by United Nations
is signed by twenty-six nations.
1947 – The Canadian Citizenship Act 1946
comes into effect, converting British subjects
into Canadian citizens. Prime Minister William
Lyon Mackenzie King becomes the first Canadian
citizen.
1948 – The Constitution of Italy comes into
force.
1956 – Sudan achieves independence from
Egypt and the United Kingdom.
1958 – The European Economic Community is
established.
1960 – Cameroon achieves independence from
France and the United Kingdom.
1962 – Western Samoa achieves independence
from New Zealand; its name is changed to
the Independent State of Western Samoa.
1964 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
is divided into the independent republics
of Zambia and Malawi, and the British-controlled
Rhodesia.
1970 – Unix time begins at 00:00:00 UTC/GMT.
1971 – Cigarette advertisements are banned
on American television.
1973 – Denmark, the United Kingdom, and
Ireland are admitted into the European Community.
1978 – The Constitution of the Northern
Mariana Islands becomes effective.
1981 – Greece is admitted into the European
Community.
1981 – Palau achieves self-government though
it is not independent from the United States.
1983 – The ARPANET officially changes to
using the Internet Protocol, creating the
Internet.
1984 – Brunei becomes independent of the
United Kingdom.
1985 – The Internet's Domain Name System
is created.
1985 – The first British mobile phone call
is made by Ernie Wise to Vodafone.
1986 – Aruba becomes independent of Curaçao,
though it remains in free association with
the Netherlands.
1986 – Spain and Portugal are admitted into
the European Community.
1989 – The Montreal Protocol Protocol on
Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer
comes into force.
1992 – Russia is officially formed.
1993 – Dissolution of Czechoslovakia: Czechoslovakia
is divided into Slovakia and the Czech Republic.
1995 – The World Trade Organization goes
into effect.
1995 – Sweden, Austria, and Finland are
admitted into the European Union.
1996 – Curaçao gains limited self-government,
though it remains within free association
with the Netherlands.
1997 – Zaire officially joins the World
Trade Organization.
1999 – The Euro currency is introduced in
11 countries - members of the European Union
(with the exception of the United Kingdom,
Denmark, Greece and Sweden).
2002 – Taiwan officially joins the World
Trade Organization, as Chinese Taipei.
Holidays
and observances Christian
Feast Day:
Basil the Great (Eastern Orthodox Church)
Feast of the Circumcision of Christ (Eastern
Orthodox Church)
Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus (Lutheran
Church)
Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, the Octave
Day of Christmas, considered a holy day
of obligation in some countries. (Roman
Catholic Church)
Fulgentius of Ruspe
Telemachus
World Day of Peace (Roman Catholic Church)
Constitution Day (Italy)
Day of the Establishment of the Slovak Republic
(Slovakia)
Restoration Day of the Independent Czech
State (Czech Republic)
Earliest day on which Handsel Monday can
fall, while January 7 is the latest; celebrated
on the first Monday of the year. (Scotland)
Founding Day (Republic of China)
Global Family Day (International)
Independence Day of Brunei (from United
Kingdom in 1984).
Independence Day of Haiti (from France in
1804).
Independence Day of Sudan (from United Kingdom
in 1956)
National Tree Planting Day (Tanzania)
Public Domain Day
The last day of Kwanzaa (United States)
The presidents of Brazil and Switzerland
take possession.
Triumph of the Revolution (Cuba)
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