1. New Years Day in US History

2. 1892  Ellis Island opens to begin processing immigrants into the United States

3. 1801  The importation of slaves into the United States is banned Origins of Slavery in Ame#716E7

4. 1902  The first American college football bowl game, the Rose Bowl between Michigan and Stanford is held in Pasadena, California

5. 1863  The Emancipation Proclamation grants freedom to slaves in Confederate territory

6. 1908  For the first time the famous ball is dropped in Times Square, New York

7. 1934  Alcatraz Island becomes a US Federal Prison

8. 1962  Navy SEALs are established

9. 1925  The American astronomer Edwin Hubble announces he discovery of galaxies outside the Milky Way

10. 1971  Cigarette advertising is banned on tv

11. 1985  First mobile phone call made