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January 1st is officially known as National Hangover Day as well as Z Day. It’s the first day of 2024 and we couldn’t be happier to welcome the new year! Find out the facts about January 1 with these historical events & fun facts, including what celebrities were born on this day, and how this day has had an important role in history.
Jan 1, 2020 · January 1, 2025. January 1 is New Year’s Day — a time of optimism, planning, and resoluteness. There’s a feeling that maybe this year we’ll make the changes we’ve been meaning to: more rest, better eating habits, more exercise, or a new job. New Year’s Day is about taking a moment to get ready for everything that is about to unfold.
On This Day In History - January 1: anniversaries, birthdays, major events, and time capsules. This day's facts in the arts, politics, and sciences.
Jul 21, 2010 · In 45 B.C., New Year’s Day is celebrated on January 1 for the first time in history as the Julian calendar takes effect. Soon after becoming Roman dictator, Julius Caesar decided that the ...
The Roman republican calendar and the Julian calendar both recognized January 1 as the beginning of the New Year. The date was chosen partly in honor of Janus, the Roman god of beginnings and the month’s namesake. Though medieval Christians attempted to replace January 1 with more religiously significant dates, Pope Gregory XIII created a ...
Dec 30, 2015 · The story of the calendar used in the U.S. and across the Western world begins in 45 B.C.E., when Caesar ordered up a 12-month calendar starting on January 1 based on one complete rotation around ...
Next New Year's Day Wednesday, 1 January 2025. New Year's Day, January 1, has been a federal holiday in the United States since 1870. Schools and most businesses are not open. It is normally a day to clean up after the night's festivities, so roads may still be closed. Transportation runs on a holiday schedule.
