Important events shaping world history that took place on January 1st
45 BC The
Julian calendar takes effect for the first time
630 Prophet
Muhammad sets out with his army towards Mecca, capturing it bloodlessly
1758 The
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature establish the
"starting point" for standardized species names across the animal
kingdom, based on the binomial nomenclature by Carolus Linnaeus 10th edition of
Systema Naturae
1863
Emancipation Proclamation issued by Abraham Lincoln to free slaves in US
confederate states
1892 Ellis
Island opens as a US immigration inspection station - it would go on to be the
gateway to the US for more than 12 million people
1896 German
physicist Wilhelm Röntgen announces his discovery of x-rays
1958 European
Economic Community, better known as the European Common Market starts operation
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