On This Day in History January 1, 2020

Historical Events 630  Prophet Muhammad sets out with his army towards Mecca, capturing it bloodlessly 1758  The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature establish the "starting point" for standardized species names across the animal kingdom, based on the binomial nomenclature by Carolus Linnaeus 10th edition of Systema Naturae 1863  Emancipation Proclamation issued by Abraham Lincoln to free slaves in US confederate states 1892  Ellis Island opens as a US immigration inspection station - it would go on to be the gateway to the US for more than 12 million people 1896  German physicist Wilhelm Röntgen announces his discovery of x-rays 1958  European Economic Community, better known as the European Common Market starts operation More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Anthony Wayne (1745 - 1796) Betsy Ross (1752 - 1836) J. Edgar Hoover (1895 - 1972) Paul Revere (1735 - 1818) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Grace Hopper (1906 - 1992) No RSS items found. More Famous Deaths