Jan 1 This Day in History

Dharma, Rio de Janiero, Paul Revere, Betsy Ross, Traveller’s Checks, Amazing Grace, the Grand Union Flag, Ceres, Haiti, Mercy Hospital, Emancipation Proclamation, Fox Theaters, J. Edgar Hoover, New York City, Hank Greenberg, J.D. Salinger, Alcatraz, Costco, Hank Williams, UNIX, the Internet, AT&T, notable births and deaths, and more, this day in history, January 1.