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Today in History January 1

1808 A U.S. law banning the import of slaves comes into effect, but is widely ignored.

1863 President Abraham Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing the slaves in the Confederacy.

1891 Facilities opened on Ellis Island, New York, to cope with the vast flood of immigrants coming into the United States.

1937 At a party at the Hormel Mansion in Minnesota, a guest wins $100 for naming a new canned meat--Spam.

1986 As the United States builds its strength in the Mediterranean, Libyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi threatens to retaliate if attacked.


Born on January 1

1735 Paul Revere, U.S. patriot.

1752 Betsy Ross, flag maker.


JOTD

An old country gentleman sent his son off to engineering school. Four years later, upon his son's return, he asked him what he had learned at college. The son replied "Pi r square." The dad exclaimed "You didn't learn nothin boy, pie are round, cornbread's square!"