ON THIS DAY ~ January 1st

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

On This Day: January 1

 

On Jan. 1, 1959, Fidel Castro led Cuban revolutionaries to victory over Fulgencio Batista.

On Jan. 1, 1895, J. Edgar Hoover, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 1924-1972, was born. Following his death on May 2, 1972, his obituary appeared in The Times.
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On This Date

By The Associated Press

1808	A law prohibiting the importation of slaves into the United States went into effect.
1892	The Ellis Island Immigrant Station in New York opened.
1898	New York City was consolidated into five buroughs.
1901	The Commonwealth of Australia was proclaimed.
1919	J.D. Salinger, author of "The Catcher in the Rye," was born in New York City.
1953	Country singer Hank Williams Sr., 29, died of a drug and alcohol overdose.
1958	Treaties establishing the European Economic Community went into effect.
1959	Fidel Castro led Cuban revolutionaries to victory over Fulgencio Batista.
1979	The United States and China established diplomatic relations.
1984	AT&T was divested of its 22 Bell System companies under terms of an antitrust agreement.
1990	David Dinkins was sworn in as New York City's first African-American mayor.
1993	Czechoslovakia peacefully split into two new countries, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
1994	The North American Free Trade Agreement went into effect.
1999	The euro became the official currency of 11 European countries.
2013	Oprah Winfrey launched the OWN cable TV network.

Birthdays

 

1922	Ernest Hollings, Former U.S. senator, D-S.C., turns 91
1942	Country Joe McDonald, Rock singer, musician (Country Joe and the Fish), turns 71
1943	Don Novello, Comedian, turns 70
1947	Jon Corzine, Former governor of New Jersey, turns 66
1956	Christine Lagarde, IMF managing director, turns 57
1958	Grandmaster Flash, Rapper, turns 55
1964	Dedee Pfeiffer, Actress, turns 49
1966	Embeth Davidtz, Actress, turns 47
1969	Verne Troyer, Actor ("Austin Powers" movies), turns 44

Historic Birthdays

J. Edgar Hoover 1/1/1895 - 5/2/1972 American director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Go to obituary »

 

43	Lorenzo de' Medici 1/1/1449 - 3/9/1492 Italian statesman, ruler
51	Mad Anthony Wayne 1/1/1745 - 12/15/1796 American Revolutionary general
84	Betsy Ross 1/1/1752 - 1/30/1836 American, sewed the first American flag
87	Sir James George Frazer 1/1/1854 - 5/7/1941 British anthropologist, wrote Golden Bough
82	Alfred Stieglitz 1/1/1864 - 7/13/1946 American photographer
79	Ernest Jones 1/1/1879 - 2/11/1958 British psychoanalyst
73	William Fox 1/1/1879 - 5/8/1952 American motion picture executive
76	William J Donovan 1/1/1883 - 2/8/1959 American Director of the O.S.S. in WW2
76	Catherine Bowen 1/1/1897 - 1 1/1/1973 American writer
90	Xavier Cugat 1/1/1900 - 10/27/1990 Cuban band leader
83	Dana Andrews 1/1/1909 - 12/17/1992 American actor
89	Barry M. Goldwater 1/1/1909 - 5/29/1998 American senator
76	Kim Philby 1/1/1912 - 5/11/1988 British, Soviet double agent
71	Rocky Graziano 1/1/1919 - 5/22/1990 American boxer