Today is Thursday, Jan. 1, the first day of 2015 with 364 days to follow. This is New Years Day. The moon is waxing. Morning stars are Jupiter and Saturn. Evening stars are Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Uranus and Venus. This Day in History, January 1 On January 1st, 404, the last known gladiator competition took place. Other Notable Events for January 1 On this date in history: In 45 B.C., New Years Day was celebrated on Jan. 1 for the first time as the Julian calendar took effect. In 1801, Ceres, classified as a dwarf planet, was discovered by Giuseppe Piazzi. In 1803, two months after his defeat of Napoleon Bonapartes colonial forces, Jean-Jacques Dessalines proclaimed the independence of Saint-Domingue Notable Birthdays for January 1 Those born on this date include: - American patriot Paul Revere in 1735 - American Revolution-era Gen. Anthony Wayne in 1745 - Betsy Ross, who, legend has it, made the first American flag, in 1752 - modern Olympic movement founder Pierre de Coubertin in 1863 - photography pioneer Alfred Stieglitz in 1864 - English novelist E.M. Forster in 1879 A thought for the day: Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right. -- Oprah Winfrey Classic Quotes by John Edgar Hoover (1895-1972) FBI director Above all, I would teach him to tell the truth Truth-telling, I have found, is the key to responsible citizenship. The thousands of criminals I have seen in 40 years of law enforcement have had one thing in common: Every single one was a liar. -------------------- Banks are an almost irresistible attraction for that element of our society which seeks unearned money.
Posted on: Thu, 01 Jan 2015 14:55:57 +0000
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