On This Day - January 1, A Shot Of History

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1804 – French rule ends in Haiti. Haiti becomes the first black republic and second independent country in North America after the United States.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiti
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8l1V_pVsnE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTarpvMsvvc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VICqT7ZrUk

1958 – The European Economic Community is established.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Economic_Community
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmzBeezhlVE

1971 – Cigarette advertisements are banned on American television.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_advertising
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEx44ETP8Ac

1892 – Ellis Island opens to begin processing immigrants into the United States.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellis_Island
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH2hllmZdRg

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