“This Day In History: January 01!”

Compiled by Ramesh C. Reddy

How can 'This Day In History' influence us?

There are events in history that encourage us and let us see that not all leaders are bad but can influence their constituents. Not only that, history helps us see what we should not ever repeat but also helps us see what good things have been done that should be repeated. Our hope is while you go through 'This Day in History', you will be moved to action in your own life.

100 YEARS AGO TODAY: January 01, 1921
California beats Ohio State 28-0 in the 7th Rose Bowl. (Source: https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1921)

75 YEARS AGO TODAY: January 01, 1946
In Japan, Emperor Hirohito rejected the notion that the emperor is a living god and the notion that the Japanese are superior to other races and destined to govern the world. (Source: https://www.timelines.ws/20thcent/1946.HTML)

50 YEARS AGO TODAY: January 01, 1971

Cigarette advertisements were banned on TV. (Source: https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1971)

25 YEARS AGO TODAY: January 01, 1996

After 27 years, Betty Rubble debuts as a Flintstone vitamin. Source: https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1996)

15 YEARS AGO TODAY: January 01, 2006

Sydney, Australia swelters through its hottest New Year's Day then on record  with the temperature peaking at 45 degrees celsius, sparking bush fires and power outages. (Source: https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/2006)

10 YEARS AGO: January 01, 2011

Muslims in Alexandria, Egypt, exploded a shrapnel-packed bomb, shredding limbs and bodies at the crowded Two Saints Coptic Church while 1000 Christians celebrated New Years Mass! (Source: https://christianhistoryinstitute.org/it-happened-today/1/1)

5 YEARS AGO: January 01, 2016

Dubai skyscraper "The Address" burns as the New Year is rung in. (Source: https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/2016)

1 YEAR AGO TODAY: January 01, 2020

Pro-Iranian protestors end siege of US Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq. (Source: https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/2020)

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