🇺🇸On January 1, 2005, Shirley Chisholm, the ‘unbossed’ pioneer in Congress, died at the age of 80 pic.twitter.com/teEeGexLgd— RetroNewsNow (@RetroNewsNow) January 2, 2020
Other notable happenings on the first day of the year:
In 1818, Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, was first published:
📚On January 1, 1818, Mary Shelley published her novel, ‘Frankenstein’ pic.twitter.com/W8vYDyedOa— RetroNewsNow (@RetroNewsNow) January 1, 2020
In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation:
🇺🇸On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, calling for the liberation of all enslaved people in states still in rebellion pic.twitter.com/u5B79jDRM7— RetroNewsNow (@RetroNewsNow) January 1, 2020
In 1958, Johnny Cash played San Quentin:
🎶On January 1, 1958, Johnny Cash played his first prison concert at San Quentin State Prison in California pic.twitter.com/6q0iLbD2ei— RetroNewsNow (@RetroNewsNow) January 1, 2020
... and in 1962, Newsweek featured First Lady Jackie Kennedy on the cover:
🇺🇸Newsweek Cover, January 1, 1962: First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy pic.twitter.com/zW6Qw1uoHe— RetroNewsNow (@RetroNewsNow) January 1, 2020
And one more thing. 100 years ago, on January 1, 1920, the Oregon Ducks (apparently then called the Webfoots,) played Harvard in the 6th Rose Bowl game. Unfortunately they lost. The Ducks are playing again today, against Wisconsin; at halftime they were down 17-14.
Update: The Ducks beat the Badgers, 28-27, for an epic Rose Bowl win.
Update: The Ducks beat the Badgers, 28-27, for an epic Rose Bowl win.
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