1_1 Events in History.

692 Historic Events for January 1

1861 Pres Lincoln declares slavery in Confederate states unlawful Event
1861 Porfirio Diaz conquers Mexico City Event
1862 Snitz Edwards, Hungary, actor (College, Phantom of the Opera) Birth
1862 Battle of Ft McRee, FL Battle of Port Royal, SC (Port Royal Ferry) Event
1862 1st US income tax (3% of incomes > $600, 5% of incomes > $10,000) Event
1863 Battle of Galveston, Texas-Confederates recapture the city Event
1863 Emancipation Proclamation (ending slavery) issued by Lincoln Event
1863 Franz Schuberts "Missa Solemnis," premieres in Leipzig Event
1863 Battle of Helena, AK Event
1863 Pierre de Coubertin, France, baron (revived Olympic games) Birth

1863 1st homestead under the Homestead Act claimed, near Beatrice, Nebr Event
1863 Aleko Konstantinov, Bulgarian writer (To Chicago and Back) Birth
1864 Alfred Stieglitz, US photographer/art dealer (Camera Work) Birth
1865 Giuseppe Ferrata, composer Birth
1865 -Apr 26th] Carolinas' campaign Event
1867 Lew Fields, comedian (of Weber and Fields) Birth
1867 Charles Edward Montague, English author/critic (Fiery Particles) Birth
1869 Louis JM de la Vall‚e-Poussin, Belgian indologist Birth
1871 Belgium disbands salt tax Event
1873 Origin of Japanese Era Event
1873 Mariano Azuela, Mexico, novelist (The Flies, The Bosses) Birth
1874 New York City annexes the Bronx Event
1874 Hugo Leichtentritt, composer Birth
1875 Charles Rist, French economist Birth
1875 N F Druce, cricketer (5 Tests for England v Australia 1897-98) Birth