January in History
January, N amed After the G od of Doors, Janus (Duh!) Factoid: The first month of the year, as well as February, were created in 713 BCE by some old Roman. Apparently before that they just went straight from December to March (something I think we should consider bringing back.) With two faces he could see both the future and the past so n aming the first month after him makes sense . As it turns out, a LOT of interesting stuff has happened the first month of the year. (Of course, lots of stuff happens every month we just don't hear about it.) Here's January's abbreviated list along with clarifying comments by moi. (Come on, you can spare 10 min's to learn a lot!) When Immigration was simple . . . January 1, 1892 - Ellis Island in New York Harbor opened. Over 20 million new arrivals to Ameri c a were processed until its closing in 1954. Sign on Statue of Liberty: “Give me your tired, your poor, You...