Hisdates•ComPage 8: Historical Events In January - 01
Wednesday, 26 March 2025
1891 French troops occupy Nioro, West-Sudan, 3000 killed on this day in history. 
1891 King Pakketvaart sails to Netherlands Indies on this day in history.
1892 On January - 01 ellis Island becomes reception center for new immigrants
1892 On January - 01 the Ellis Island Immigrant Station in New York formally opens.
1893 On this day in history japan adopts the Gregorian calendar
1894 On January - 01 denmark adopts Mid-European time
1894 On this day in history manchester Ship Canal in England opens to traffic
1895 On January - 01 norway adopts Mid-European time
1895 On January - 01 the birth of J. Edgar Hoover, Former head of American F.B.I
1896 Wilhelm Röntgen announces his discovery of x-rays on this day in history.
1897 On this day in history brooklyn merges with New York to form present City of New York
1898 Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island are consolidated into New York City on January - 01.
1898 On this day in history lightship replaces whistling buoy at mouth of San Francisco Bay
1899 On January - 01 cuba liberated from Spain by US
1900 British protectorates of Northern & Southern Nigeria established on this day in history.
1900 On January - 01 compulsory education in Netherlands goes into effect
1901 Australia becomes a Commonwealth under British rule on January - 01.
1901 On January - 01 australia declares independence from federation of UK colonies
1901 On January - 01 ignatius Donnelly, US attorney/lt-governor (Minnesota), dies at 69
1902 On this day in history nathan Stubblefield makes first public demonstration of radio, Pennsylvania
1902 On this day in history the first Rose Bowl game (Pasadena CA) (University of Michigan-49, Stanford-0)
1904 Netherlands Indies colony begins opium production on this day in history.
1905 On this day in history 9 hour work day for diamond miners
1906 On January - 01 dutch law makes driver's license mandatory
1906 Joseph Miroslav Weber, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.
1907 On January - 01 president Theodore Roosevelt shakes a record 8,513 hands in 1 day
1907 On January - 01 cyrill Kistler, composer, dies at 58
1908 The first time, a ball signifying new year dropped at Times Square on January - 01.
1910 Simpson-Hayward (England) takes 6-43 on debut with underarm lobs on January - 01.
1911 Belgian Mining law introduces 9½-hour work day on January - 01.
1911 South Australia transfers Northern Territory to federal government on January - 01.
1912 Sun Yat-sen forms Chinese Republic on this day in history.
1913 On this day in history post office begins parcel post deliveries
1914 Klaas ter Laan becomes Netherlands' first socialist mayor (Zaandam) on this day in history.
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