On this day …
January 1, 2015
- In 42 B.C., the Roman Senate posthumously deified Julius Caesar.
- In 1801, the dwarf planet Ceres was discovered by Giuseppe Piazzi.
- In 1808, the importation of slaves into the United States was banned.
- In 1880, Ferdinand de Lesseps began French construction of the Panama Canal.
- In 1890, the first Rose Parade was held in Pasadena, Calif.
- In 1934, Alcatraz Island became a U.S. federal prison.
- In 1959, Fulgencio Batista, dictator of Cuba, was overthrown by the forces of Fidel Castro.
- In 1971, cigarette advertisements were banned from American television.
- In 1990, David Dinkins was sworn in as New York City’s first black mayor.
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