January 3rd celebrates Fruitcake Toss Day and Drinking Straw Day.
Jeffery Epstein's associates were revealed in court documents from Ghislaine Maxwell's 2015 trial.
China's Chang'e-4 became the first spacecraft to successfully land on the far side of the Moon.
A woman in Rome became the first person to receive a bionic hand that can sense touch.
The cryptocurrency 'Bitcoin' was created, providing a new digital currency.
The Mars Polar Lander was launched.
Aretha Franklin became the first-ever female artist to enter the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
The Apple Computer Company became Apple Computers Inc.
The United States broke diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba.
Alaska became the 49th State to join the United States of America.
A fire broke out at the top of the famous iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.
Benito Mussolini's Fascist dictatorship over Italy began after an aggressive speech in parliament.
Workers began construction on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York.
British Novelist Charles Dickens and his wife Catherine left England for America on board the Britannia ship.
During the Battle of Princeton, British forces were defeated in New Jersey by George Washington's revolutionary army.
Leonardo da Vinci unsuccessfully tried to fly his famous Flying Machine invention for the first time.
Roman Emperor Decius ordered everyone in the Roman Empire to make sacrifices to the Roman gods.