Inventions, Innovations & Technology on This Day: January 1
- 1752 - The first American insurance company, the Philadelphia Contributionship for the Insurance of Houses from Loss by Fire, is founded.
- 1801 - Italian astronomer Giuseppe Piazzi discovers the dwarf planet Ceres, the first asteroid ever discovered.
- 1833 - Britain's first regular steam locomotive railway service begins between Liverpool and Manchester.
- 1892 - Ellis Island in New York Harbor opens as an immigration processing center.
- 1915 - The first coast-to-coast telephone call in the United States takes place.
- 1958 - The European Economic Community (EEC) is established, promoting economic and technological cooperation in Europe.
- 1979 - The United States and China establish diplomatic relations, leading to increased technological exchanges.
- 1995 - The World Trade Organization (WTO) is established to facilitate international trade and technological cooperation.
- 2002 - The Euro becomes the official currency for 12 European Union countries, simplifying financial transactions.
- 2019 - NASA's New Horizons spacecraft conducts a historic flyby of the distant Kuiper Belt object Ultima Thule, providing valuable scientific data.
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