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January1st
45 BC ~ 45 BC - Julian calendar went into effect.
404 ~ Last known gladiator competition in Rome.
1752 ~ Birthday of Betsy Ross, American seamstress.
1801 ~ Discovery of 1 Ceres, first known asteroid.
1879 ~ Birthday of E. M. Forster, English novelist.
1892 ~ Ellis Island opens to begin accepting immigrants to the United States.
1894 ~ Birthday of Satyendra Nath Bose, Indian mathematician
1901 ~ Establishment of the Commonwealth of Australia (Federation).
1983 ~ The ARPANET officially changed to use the Internet Protocol, creating the Internet.
2002 ~ Euro banknotes and coins became legal tender.
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