Isaac Newton baptized in St. Johns Church in Colsterworth England Giuseppe Piazzi discoved 1st asteroid later named Ceres United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland established Haiti gains independence from France (National Day) Congress prohibits importation of slaves Britain takes Mosquito Coast from Nicaragua Emancipation Proclamation issued by Lincoln Brooklyn merges with NY to form present City of NY - Ellis Island became reception center for new immigrants Manchester Ship Canal in England opened to traffic Lightship replaces whistling buoy at mouth of SF Bay Cuba liberated from Spain by US (National Day) Commonwealth of Australia established 1st Rose Bowl game held in Pasadena California 1st running of SFs famed "Bay to Breakers" race (763 miles) Post office begins parcel post deliveries Alcatraz officially becomes a Federal Prison Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (US bank guarantees) effective 1st newspaper to microfilm its current issues NY Herald Tribune Emperor Hirohito of Japan announces he is not a god 1st newsreel in color Pasadena Ca Rose and Cotton Bowl are 1st sport colorcasts Sudan gains independence from Britain (National Day) International Geophysical Year begins; ends 6/30/1958 European Economic Community (Common Market) starts operation Cameroon gains independence from France Beatles Decca audition Western Samoa gains independence from New Zealand International Cooperation Year Cigarette advertisements banned on TV International Book Year Britain Ireland and Denmark join Common Market World Population Year International Womens Year Pres. Ford signs 1st major revision of copyright law since 1909 International Year of the Child Decade of Water and Sanitation International Year for Disabled Palau (Trust Territory of Pacific Is.) becomes self-governing World Communications Year AT and T broken up into 8 companies Brunei gains complete independence from Britain International Youth Year International Peace Year Spain and Portugal become 11th and 12th members of Common Market Internatl Year of Shelter NY Carnegie Delis owner Leo Steiner dies Mid- CALENDAR day B.C. Julian calendar begins at Greenwich mean noon
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Isaac Newton baptized in St. Johns Church in Colsterworth England