January 1st 45 B.C. - New Year’s Day was celebrated on January 1 for the first time in history as the Julian calendar took effect. 1600 – Scotland began its numbered year on January 1 instead of March 25 for the first time. 1651 – Charles II was crowned King of Scotland. 1772 – The […]
19th December 1948 - The General Assembly of the United Nations adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
8th December 1980 - Former Beatle John Lennon was shot to death outside his apartment building in New York City. He was 40.
1984 - The world's worst industrial disaster took place when 42 tonnes of toxic methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas leaked from the Union Carbide subsidiary pesticide plant in the city of Bhopal, India. More than 500,000 people were exposed to the toxic gases, with the symptoms bearing all the hallmarks of cyanide poisoning. The first official death […]