January Fun Facts | Learn about interesting events that happened in January

January Fun Facts | Learn about interesting events that happened in January with tags january fun facts, fun facts about january, things that happened january, january events, events in history, history in january, january, fun facts, social studies, learn bright

Did you know that January gets its name from the Roman God, Janus? Janus has two heads: one the looks backward at the previous year, and one that looks ahead to the future. Pretty fitting, don’t you think? Learn this and other fun facts about January in this educational video.

Starting with Abraham Lincoln, who signed the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863.

29 years later on January 1, 1892, Ellis Island opened its doors to immigrants. This marked the first time the federal government managed migration to the United States.

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