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Powered by RedCircle Here are some historical events that took place on January 3rd: 1521: Martin Luther was excommunicated by Pope Leo X from the Roman Catholic Church. 1777: General George Washington’s army defeated the British at the Battle of Princeton during the American Revolutionary War. 1959: Alaska was admitted as the 49th U.S. state. […]

Powered by RedCircle While January 2nd may not be as historically eventful as some other dates, there are still notable events that occurred on this day throughout history. Here are a few: 1492: The Emirate of Granada, the last Moorish stronghold in Spain, surrendered to the Catholic Monarchs, Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I

Powered by RedCircle Here are some major historical events that happened on January 1st: 45 B.C.: The Julian calendar, proposed by Julius Caesar, comes into effect. 1600: Scotland adopts January 1st as the beginning of the year, instead of March 25th. 1776: General George Washington raises the Continental Union Flag in Cambridge, Massachusetts, marking the

Powered by RedCircle Here are some major historical events that happened on December 31st: 1600: The British East India Company is chartered. 1862: President Abraham Lincoln signs the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring that all slaves in Confederate-held territory are to be set free. 1907: The first New Year’s Eve celebration is held in Times Square, New

Powered by RedCircle Here are some major historical events that happened on December 30th: 1922: The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) is officially established. 1936: The United Auto Workers (UAW) union stages its first sit-down strike at the General Motors Fisher Body Plant in Flint, Michigan, USA. 1972: The United States halts its heavy