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Famous People born on January 1st: 1735 Paul Revere (American patriot)  1752 Betsy Ross (said to have sewn the first American flag)   1895 J. Edgar Hoover (founded FBI) 1909 Barry Goldwater (US senator and Republican Presidential Candidate) 1919 J.D. Salinger (author) 1922 Rocky Graziano (boxer) January 1st in History: 404 Last known Gladiator combat in Rome. 1801 Saint Patrick's cross, representing Ireland, was added to the Union Jack (the flag of Great Britain).  1877 Queen Victoria proclaimed Empress of India.  1942 Declaration by the United Nations is signed by 26 Allied countries. 1973 UK, Ireland and Denmark joined the European Union. 1981 Greece joins the European Union. 1985 Internet Domain Name System created. 1986 Spain and Portugal join the European Union. 1989 Free trade agreement goes into effect between USA and Canada. 1994 NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) comes into effect. 1995 WTO (World Trade Organization) comes into effect. 1995 Sweden, Austria and Finland join the European Union. 2007 Bulgaria and Romania join the European Union. January 1st is also: New Year's Day.  7th Day of Christmas  Kwanzaa (26 December to 1 January) - Celebration of Imani (Faith)  Junkanoo (Nassau in the Bahamas)
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