On This Day in History for January 1
Events in History
- 153 BC Roman consuls begin their year in office
- 45 BC The Julian calendar takes effect for the first time
- 1 Origin of the Christian Era
- 69 Roman garrison of Mainz uprising
- 89 Governor Lucius Antonius Saturninus of Germany becomes emperor of Rome
- 104 Triumphal procession for the Roman General Gaius Marius with the defeated Numidian King Jugurtha led in chains though Rome
- 177 Commodus, son of Emperor Marcus Aurelius becomes consul for the first time - at 15 then youngest ever in Roman history
- 313 Start of Roman (Pontifical) Indiction
- More Events in History
Paul Revere
Anthony Wayne
Betsy Ross
Alfred Stieglitz
Manuel Roxas
J. Edgar HooverWeddings in History
- 49 Roman Emperor Claudius marries his fourth wife and niece Agrippina the Younger
- 414 King Ataulf of Narbonne marries emperor Honorius sister Galle Placidia
- 1772 US founding father Thomas Jefferson (30) marries Martha Wayles Skelton (23)
More Weddings in History
Louis XII
Christian III
Grace Hopper
Shirley ChisholmJanuary in History
Emancipation Proclamation
The first and last page of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by President Abraham Lincoln
January 1, 1863
United Kingdom Forms
The Union Jack, national flag of the United Kingdom
January 1, 1801
Completion of the Reconquista
The Surrender of Granada by Francisco Pradilla Ortiz: Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile accept the surrender of Granada
January 2, 1492
Lunar 1 (Mechta)
Luna 1 as exhibited in the "Kosmos" pavilion of the Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy of the USSR
January 2, 1959