On January 2, 1788, Georgia became the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
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Jan 1 slave trade
On January 1, 1808, the importation of slaves into the United States was banned.
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Bricked Windows — Dec 31 1695
On December 31, 1695, Englanders received a new tax, a window tax. One of the main responses to this was the bricking up of many British windows.
This last day of the year in 1991 marked the complete cessation of all institutions of the Soviet Union.
New Year’s Eve 1992 saw the peaceful dissolution of Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovakia. This has been dubbed the “Velvet Divorce.”
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Freedom Day = Dec 30
Scientologists celebrate December 30 as Freedom Day.
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December 29, Mongolian independence
On December 29, 1911, Mongolia gained independence from the Qing Dynasty.
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December 28, Calhoun resigns
On December 28, 1832, John C. Calhoun resigned as Vice President of the United States, the first to do so.