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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1961
Page
3
Jim, a weary teen with big plans and a catering job, ends up hosting his family’s New Year Eve. His date Carol helps smooth tensions as his siblings clash with hair, clothes, and crushes. The night tests responsibility and family bonds despite awkwardness.
The University of California has the largest full-time enrollment among U S universities with 49 179 students in Fall 1960 across Berkeley UCLA Santa Barbara Davis San Francisco and La Jolla campuses. Berkeley hosts five colleges and nine professional schools and is a hub of scientific research including early cyclotron work.
A look back at notable events associated with January 1. Betsy Ross and Paul Revere birthdays, first fire engine tested in 1852, Lincoln emancipation proclamation 1863, USSR formation 1923, parcel post 1913, UN Declaration 1942, and other historic milestones through mid-20th century.
The article recounts how calendars tracked the sun and notes a 445 day year in 46 B.C. The Roman calendar under Numa Pompilius was revised several times until Julius Caesar ordered the Julian calendar. To align with the sun they inserted two extra months in 46 B.C. between November and December.
Bells toll 108 times at midnight signaling the New Year in Japan while customs endure. Parched beans are scattered about homes to ward off evil and invite good luck per ancient practice.
The cable crossing the Pacific 2600 miles was completed January 1 1903 as the cable ship Silverton arrived in Honolulu. The first message was sent that day and the cable opened for public use four days later.
The first formal Mummers Parade in Philadelphia occurred January 1 1901. Earlier gatherings were private parties, then in the 1860s families turned them into masquerades, with clubs like the Silver Crown Orchestra marching from 1877. Eph Horn led a band and the midnight shoot of the old year helped naming. Businesses began prize offerings, turning it into a city function.
The nation welcomed the New Year with a hundred cannon shots at midnight. New Year observances on January 1, kept since Peter the Great’s 1700 Gregorian calendar reform. Saint Sylvester’s Eve, known as Dew Gember $1, marked festive revelry.
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