Lincoln Proclaims Emancipation on New Year's Day 1863
On January 1 1863 President Lincoln issued a proclamation freeing slaves in states and parts in rebellion. The areas listed include Arkansas Texas Mississippi Alabama Florida Georgia South Carolina North Carolina and large parts of Louisiana and Virginia Tennessee was excepted. The proclamation did not abolish slavery which ended with the Thirteenth Amendment taking effect December 18 1865.
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Feasts Still Marked By Old Calendars Across Faiths
The article notes that Gregorian calendar users still honor traditional feasts. Jews observe a 10 day New Year from Rosh Hashana to Yom Kippur with creation, judgment, and atonement themes. Hindu and Muslim observances follow lunar calendars and lack fixed seasonal alignment.
Three Famous Americans Born on New Year’s Day
January 1 marks births of Paul Revere in 1735 Betsy Ross in 1752 and poet Philip Freneau. Notable events on January 1 include Washington raising the flag at Cambridge in 1776 Florida adopting its constitution in 1887 and the United Nations Declaration in 1942.
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Northern Pacific pays first half Montana property tax
The Northern Pacific railway will pay 2,656,472 in Montana property taxes for 1955. Checks totaling 1,497,398 have been mailed to 43 county treasurers. Remainder due in May 1956. Most funds support schools and state programs, including 1,571,900 to schools and 162,674 to the state university.
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Haiti Independence Anniversary Marked by 1804 Declaration
Latin America’s Republic of Haiti observes January 1 as both New Year and independence anniversary. On January 1, 1804, Jean Jacques Dessalines declared Haiti’s freedom from France and adopted the name Haiti. Haiti became the second Western Hemisphere nation to gain independence and the first French-speaking republic in the New World.
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First Cable Across Pacific Completed in 1903
The first transpacific cable linking San Francisco and Honolulu was completed on January 1 1903 with the initial message sent that day The Silverton cable ship departed San Francisco December 14 1902 and arrived in Honolulu January 1 1903 the same day the first message was sent
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Christian Science Sunday Lesson Emphasizes Peace and Trust
The service will present the sermon titled God with readings from the King James Bible and Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy. Isaiah promises perfect peace to those who trust in God, and correlative passages stress God given harmony and goodness.
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Calendar reform and ancient time keeping notes
Excerpt recalls early Roman calendar myths and updates. It mentions Numa Pompilius creating time reckoning, Julius Caesar revising the calendar, and the insertion of two months between November and December in 46 B C to realign with the sun. It closes with a prompt for quick results via a classified.
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