Jan  1 	J.D. Salinger born, 1919
Jan  1 	Paul Revere born in Boston, 1735
Jan  1 	AT&T officially divests its local Bell companies, 1984
Jan  1 	The Epoch (Time 0 for UNIX systems, Midnight GMT, 1970)
Jan  1 	Anniversary of the Triumph of the Revolution in Cuba
Jan  1 	Castro expels Cuban President Batista, 1959
Jan  1 	Churchill delivers his "Iron Curtain" speech, 1947
Jan  1 	First Rose Bowl; Michigan 49 - Stanford 0, 1902
Dec 31 	St. Sylvester in Switzerland
Dec 31 	Winterland closes its doors, 1978
Jan  1 	Independence Day in Haiti and Sudan
Jan  1 	Universal Fraternity Day in Mozambique
Jan  1 	Beginning of the Year in Japan
Dec 31 	Bank Holiday in El Salvador, Honduras, Pakistan
Dec 31 	Feed Yourself Day in Benin
Dec 31 	Proclamation of the Republic in Congo
Jan  1 	Country Joe McDonald is born in El Monte, California, 1942
Dec 31 	Jimi Hendrix introduces the Band of Gypsies at the Fillmore East, 1969
Jan  1 	New Year's Day
Dec 31 	New Year's Eve
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