The Southern Nigeria Protectorate is established within the British Empire. Date: January 1, 1901 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1901 📅 On This Day (Today)
The first American college football bowl game, the Rose Bowl between Michigan and Stanford, is held in Pasadena, California. Date: January 1, 1902 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1902 📅 On This Day (Today)
Captain David Beatty is promoted to rear admiral, and becomes the youngest admiral in the Royal Navy (except for royal family members) since Horatio Nelson. Date: January 1, 1910 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1910 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Republic of China is established. Date: January 1, 1912 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1912 📅 On This Day (Today)
The SPT Airboat Line becomes the world's first scheduled airline to use a winged aircraft. Date: January 1, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On This Day (Today)
Britain's Railways are grouped into the Big Four: LNER, GWR, SR, and LMS. Date: January 1, 1923 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1923 📅 On This Day (Today)
New Mexican oil legislation goes into effect, leading to the formal outbreak of the Cristero War. Date: January 1, 1927 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1927 📅 On This Day (Today)
Boris Bazhanov defects through Iran to seek asylum in France. He is the only member of Joseph Stalin's secretariat to have defected from the Soviet Union. Date: January 1, 1928 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1928 📅 On This Day (Today)
The former municipalities of Point Grey, British Columbia and South Vancouver, British Columbia are amalgamated into Vancouver. Date: January 1, 1929 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1929 📅 On This Day (Today)
The United States Post Office Department issues a set of 12 stamps commemorating the 200th anniversary of George Washington's birth. Date: January 1, 1932 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 1 📅 Events on this day in 1932 📅 On This Day (Today)