The earliest event that Wiki says happened on this day is “153 BC – Roman consuls begin their year in office” and the most recent is “2011 – Estonia officially adopts the Euro currency and becomes the seventeenth eurozone country.”
A few other things that also occurred on this day are:
1808 – US bans the importation of slaves.
1890 – First Tournament of Roses Parade is held.
1892 – Ellis Island begins processing immigrants into the US.
1902 – First Rose Bowl game is held.
1971 – US ban on tobacco advertising on TV goes into effect.
1983 – ARPANET changes protocols, officially opening up the “Internet” to the public.
Happy birthday to Danny Lloyd, Verne Troyer, Grandmaster Flash, Gary Johnson, Morgan Fisher, Rick Hurst, Don Novello, Country Joe McDonald, and Barry Goldberg.