45 B.C.
For the first time,
New Year's Day is celebrated on January 1 as the Julian calendar
(named after Julius Caesar) goes into effect.
1901:
World celebrates what is regarded as the start of the new century.
1908:
The first ball is dropped in New York City's Times Square to mark the New Year.
2000:
The predicted computing breakdown
due to the use of two-digit year abbreviations in applications
(the year 2000 problem) fails to materialize.
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