New Years Day in US History
1892 Ellis Island opens to begin processing immigrants into the United States
1801 The importation of slaves into the United States is banned Origins of Slavery in Ame#716E7
1902 The first American college football bowl game, the Rose Bowl between Michigan and Stanford is held in Pasadena, California
1863 The Emancipation Proclamation grants freedom to slaves in Confederate territory
1908 For the first time the famous ball is dropped in Times Square, New York
1934 Alcatraz Island becomes a US Federal Prison
1962 Navy SEALs are established
1925 The American astronomer Edwin Hubble announces he discovery of galaxies outside the Milky Way
1971 Cigarette advertising is banned on tv
1985 First mobile phone call made