At present is Wednesday, Jan. 1, the primary day of 2025. There are 364 days left within the yr. That is New 12 months’s Day.
At present in historical past:
On Jan. 1, 1863, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in the course of the Civil Battle, declaring that every one enslaved individuals in rebellious states “are, and henceforward shall be free.”
Additionally on this date:
In 1804, Haiti declared itself unbiased from France, changing into the world’s first Black-majority republic.
In 1818, Mary Shelley’s novel “Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus” was first revealed in London, when Shelley was 20 years previous.
In 1892, the Ellis Island Immigration Station in New York formally opened, processing almost 700 immigrants on its first day; almost 12 million immigrants would in the end cross via the station earlier than its closure in 1954.
In 1959, Fulgencio Batista resigned as Cuban president and fled the nation, marking victory for Fidel Castro’s insurgent troops and the top of the Cuban Revolution.
In 2000, an anxious world held its breath as computer systems silently switched to the yr 2000, however the dreaded “Y2K bug” brought on few severe points.
At present’s Birthdays:
Filmmaker Frederick Wiseman is 95.
Actor Frank Langella is 87.
Musician Nation Joe McDonald is 83.
Actor-comedian Don Novello is 82.
DJ Grandmaster Flash is 67.
Actor Morris Chestnut is 56.
Rapper Ice Spice is 25.
