On this day: January 1
Published On: Dec 31 2012 03:21:32 PM CST
Updated On: Jan 01 2013 01:00:00 AM CST
Lincoln signs the Emancipation Proclamation, Ellis Island opens, the Rose Bowl becomes the first college bowl game, Hank Williams dies, and the Y2K panic fizzles out, all on this day.
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