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1. Emancipation Proclamation (2020-01-01): (Events Calendar/Emancipation Proclamation); Emancipation Proclamation On January 1, 1863 Abraham Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves in Confederate-held territory. http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Washington, D.C. ...; Created on 27 December 2015
2. Georgia, the fourth state (2020-01-02): (Events Calendar/Georgia, the fourth state); Georgia, the fourth state January 2, 1788 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Atlanta, Georgia ...; Created on 27 December 2015
3. Washington wins the Battle of Princeton (2020-01-03): (Events Calendar/Washington wins the Battle of Princeton); Washington wins the Battle of Princeton January 3, 1777 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com ...; Created on 27 December 2015
4. Alaska, the forty-ninth state (2020-01-03): (Events Calendar/Alaska, the forty-ninth state); Alaska, the forty-ninth state January 3, 1959 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Juneau, Alaska ...; Created on 27 December 2015
5. Utah, the forty-fifth state (2020-01-04): (Events Calendar/Utah, the forty-fifth state); Utah, the forty-fifth state January 4, 1896 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Salt Lake City, Utah ...; Created on 27 December 2015
6. New Mexico, the forty-seventh state (2020-01-06): (Events Calendar/New Mexico, the forty-seventh state); New Mexico, the forty-seventh state January 6, 1912 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Santa Fe, New Mexico ...; Created on 27 December 2015
7. Battle of New Orleans (2020-01-08): (Events Calendar/Battle of New Orleans); Battle of New Orleans January 8, 1815 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com New Orleans, Louisiana ...; Created on 27 December 2015
8. Connecticut, the fifth state (2020-01-09): (Events Calendar/Connecticut, the fifth state); Connecticut, the fifth state January 9, 1788 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Hartford, Connecticut ...; Created on 27 December 2015
9. Mississippi secedes from the Union (2020-01-09): (Events Calendar/Mississippi secedes from the Union); Mississippi secedes from the Union On January 9, 1861, Mississippi was the second of eleven states to secede from the Union http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Mississippi ...; Created on 27 December 2015
10. Florida secedes from the Union (2020-01-10): (Events Calendar/Florida secedes from the Union); Florida secedes from the Union On January 10, 1861, Florida was the third of eleven states to secede from the Union. http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Florida ...; Created on 27 December 2015
11. Alabama secedes from the Union (2020-01-11): (Events Calendar/Alabama secedes from the Union); Alabama secedes from the Union On January 11, 1861, Alabama is the fourth of eleven states to secede from the Union. http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Alabama ...; Created on 27 December 2015
12. Treaty of Paris Ratified (2020-01-14): (Events Calendar/Treaty of Paris Ratified); Treaty of Paris Ratified The Continental Congress ratified the Treaty of Paris on January 14, 1784, officially establishing the United States as an independent and sovereign nation. http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com ...; Created on 27 December 2015
13. Georgia secedes from the Union (2020-01-19): (Events Calendar/Georgia secedes from the Union); Georgia secedes from the Union On January 19, 1861, Georgia is the fifth of eleven states to secede from the Union. http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Georgia ...; Created on 27 December 2015
14. The 24th Amendment is ratified, abolishes poll tax (2020-01-23): (Events Calendar/The 24th Amendment is ratified, abolishes poll tax); The 24th Amendment is ratified, abolishes poll tax Ratified on January 23, 1964, this amendment abolishes the poll tax, which originally had been instituted in 11 southern states after Reconstruction to ...; Created on 27 December 2015
15. Michigan, the twenty-sixth state (2020-01-26): (Events Calendar/Michigan, the twenty-sixth state); Michigan, the twenty-sixth state January 26, 1837 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Lansing, Michigan ...; Created on 27 December 2015
16. Louisiana secedes from the Union (2020-01-26): (Events Calendar/Louisiana secedes from the Union); Louisiana secedes from the Union On January 26, 1861, Louisiana is the sixth of eleven states to secede from the Union http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Louisiana ...; Created on 27 December 2015
17. Space Shuttle Challenger explodes 73 seconds after launch (2020-01-28): (Events Calendar/Space Shuttle Challenger explodes 73 seconds after launch); Space Shuttle Challenger explodes 73 seconds after launch January 28, 1986 Seven crew members died on what would have been Challenger's 10th mission into space. http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Cap ...; Created on 27 December 2015
18. Kansas, the thirty-fourth state (2020-01-29): (Events Calendar/Kansas, the thirty-fourth state); Kansas, the thirty-fourth state January 29, 1861 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Topeka, Kansas ...; Created on 27 December 2015
19. First U.S. Satellite Launched (2020-01-31): (Events Calendar/First U.S. Satellite Launched); First U.S. Satellite Launched Explorer 1, the first U.S. satellite, was launched into orbit on January 31, 1958. http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Cape Canaveral, Florida ...; Created on 27 December 2015
20. Inauguration Day (until 1933) (2020-03-04): (Events Calendar/Inauguration Day (until 1933)); Inauguration Day (until 1933) The day when the new President of the United States is sworn in. Originally held on March 4, Inauguration Day was changed to January 20 by the Twentieth Amendment in 1933. ...; Created on 27 December 2015
21. Amelia Earhart and plane missing over central Pacific Ocean near Howland Island (2020-07-02): (Events Calendar/Amelia Earhart and plane missing over central Pacific Ocean near Howland Island); Amelia Earhart and plane missing over central Pacific Ocean near Howland Island Missing July 2, 1937, declared dead on January 5, 1939 http://AmericanHistoryCalendar.com Howland Island ...; Created on 27 December 2015
22. Three astronauts killed from flash fire while onboard command module (2020-01-27): (Events Calendar/Three astronauts killed from flash fire while onboard command module); Three astronauts killed from flash fire while onboard command module January 27, 1967 Three NASA astronauts were killed from a flash fire while onboard the command module during a launch pad test. The ...; Created on 27 December 2015
23. Fallsburg: (Category); ... The first train to enter Sullivan County was on January 24, 1872 when it traveled through the newly completed tunnel at Bloomingburg. The New York & Oswego Midland Railroad (later bought by the O&W) ...; Created on 30 November -0001
24. Sullivan County Historical Society Request for Theme Trees: (News); ... The trees will remain until the week of January 5.. If you have any questions or would like to reserve a space, please call the museum at 845-434-8044 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. We look forward ...; Created on 23 October 2019
25. Oxford Depot Bluegrass band Sun Jan 6th 1:30PM: (Museum News); ... and talk at the Sullivan County Museum on Sunday, January 6th (snow date January 13th). Doors open at 1:30 and the music starts at 2pm. The Sullivan County Museum is located at 265 Main Street, Hurleyville, ...; Created on 30 December 2018
26. Elsie Winterberger: (History Preserver); ... in 1973, serving as Forestburgh’s chief historian for the next eighteen years until her passing in early January of 1992. Throughout these years she spearheaded many projects, including the placement of ...; Created on 17 January 2016
27. Harold Gold: (History Makers); ... brutal. I didn’t know much about that growing up. I just thought it was normal for a man to be up and out by 6:00 a.m. and to go out again in the middle of a frigid January night to deliver a tank of gas. ...; Created on 17 January 2016
28. Monticello: (Thompson); ... 869 with the formal opening taking place on January 23, 1871. The name of the little railroad was changed several times before it was taken over by the New York 0 & W in 1903. The 0 & W ran the line u ...; Created on 26 December 2015
29. Civil War Exhibit: (Pictures); ... on January 10th 2016 View Gallery ...; Created on 18 December 2015
30. Civil War: (Past Exhibits); This has been a very popular exhibit. There were artifacts, books, pictures , and even a Civil War encampment complete with a tent, fire pit and checker board. NOTE: This exhibit will close on January ...; Created on 18 December 2015
31. The Hamlet of Lava: (Tusten); ... were filled with stories of the molten lava being spewed over the countryside. Thus Lava was named after Italy's current catastrophe. The Lava post office was opened in January of 1886 and continued operati ...; Created on 20 October 2011
32. Pike Milestone Back on the Job: (Bethel); SCHS Observer; January 25, 1965 - Vol. 1 No. 5 "One of Sullivan County's oldest relics is back on "duty." Milestone "47" of the old Newburgh-Cochecton Turnpike has been placed in a stone shelter and re-erec ...; Created on 22 September 2011
33. Directors and Officers: (Historical Society); The Sullivan County Historical Society is a non-profit 501(c)(3), all volunteer organization managed by an elected Board of Directors and Four officers. Sullivan County Historical Society Board of ...; Created on 04 November 2010
34. D&H Canal: (General History); ... he Wurts brothers arranged for a demonstration. On January 7, 1825, the business leaders of New York City gathered at the Tontine Coffee House on Wall Street to witness for the first time the glow of anthrac ...; Created on 04 June 2010
35. Alan Gerry: (History Makers); ... Valley system in west Los Angeles. On January 4, 1996 CVI merged with Time Warner, the nation’s second largest cable operator, but Alan continued as one of the nation’s entrepreneurial ...; Created on 11 August 2007
36. Max Yasgur: (History Makers); ... Sam and Bella Yasgur, Max was raised in Maplewood. He initially went to a one room school on 17-B and then to the Monticello school. His parents ran a small hotel and farm. In January, 1937, when Max was ...; Created on 01 June 2004
37. Emma Cooke Chase: (History Makers); ... of the Wanaksink Lake Corporation. She died on January 14, 1944. Her daughter and son-in-law Gladys and Wesley Durland and her three grandchildren, Marjorie, Alberta and Robert Durland ...; Created on 11 August 2001
38. John Raleigh Mott: (History Makers); ... to prepare for a successful career, but on January 14, 1886 he arrived late for a lecture given by a famous English cricket player, Kynaston Studd. The athlete/evangelist was concluding ...; Created on 11 August 1997

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