What day is January 1st? Historical events that took place on January 1st
On this day in history January 1st. The most notable events that took place on January 1st range from historical, political to cultural and social events.
Domestic events taking place on January 1
January 1, 1950:Battalion 333 (the predecessor of today's Brigade 239) was the first battalion-level unit directly under the Ministry, established in Hin village (Phu Luong, Thai Nguyen) to meet the requirements of transporting technical weapons and our forces across the river, participating in campaigns in the resistance war against the French colonialists.
January 1, 1955:Parade at Ba Dinh Square in Hanoi, celebrating the great victory of the resistance war against France, welcoming the Party Central Committee, the Government and President Ho Chi Minh back to Hanoi.
January 1, 1960:President Ho Chi Minh signed the decree promulgating the new Constitution in Hanoi. The new Constitution officially confirmed that the North of our country had entered a transitional period towards socialism.
January 1, 1969:On the occasion of the New Year, President Ho Chi Minh congratulated the people and soldiers of the whole country. And this was also his last New Year poem.
January 1, 1990:VTV2 officially on air
January 1, 2023:Vietnam officially abolishes household registration books and temporary residence books.
January 1, 2025:Thua Thien Hue province officially became Hue city under the central government and the 6th centrally run city of Vietnam.
International events taking place on January 1st
January 1, 45 BC:The Julian calendar first came into effect.
January 1, 1788:The first London edition of The Times was published, then called The Daily Universal Register.
January 1, 1804:Haiti gained independence from France and became the first black republic, the only successful slave revolution up to that point.
January 1, 1873:Japan begins using the Gregorian calendar.
January 1, 1901:The six self-governing British colonies – New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia – formally united to become the Commonwealth of Australia.
January 1, 1959:Under the leadership of revolutionary Fidel Castro, the Cuban people won the revolution against the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista.
January 1, 1983:The ARPANET network changed the network protocol from NCP to TCP/IP, starting the Internet era as it is today.
January 1, 1994:The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) comes into effect.
January 1, 1999:The euro was introduced into use within the Eurozone of the European Union.
