Picture of the Day and B'days for Jan. 1

Posted December 31, 2008, 9:52 am in News


Today is Thursday, Jan. 1, the first day of 2009. There are 364 days remaining in the year.

Want to wish your foreign friends a happy holiday? (Source: TheHolidaySpot)
Arabic     Kul 'am wa antum bikhair
Bulgarian     × (pronounced "Chestita Nova Godina")
Cambodian     Soursdey Chhnam Tmei
Chinese     Xin Nian Kuai Le
Croatian     Sretna Nova godina!
Dutch         GELUKKIG NIEUWJAAR!
Eskimo     Kiortame pivdluaritlo
French     Bonne Annee
Gaelic     Bliadhna mhath ur
German     Prosit Neujahr
Greek     Kenourios Chronos
Hawaiian     Hauoli Makahiki Hou
Hebrew     L'Shannah Tovah
Iraqi         Sanah Jadidah
Irish         Bliain nua fe mhaise dhuit
Italian        Felice anno nuovo
Japanese    Akimashite Omedetto Gozaimasu
Portuguese     Feliz Ano Novo
Russian     S Novim Godom
Spanish     Feliz Ano ~Nuevo
Swahili     Heri Za Mwaka Mpyaº
Swedish     GOTT NYTT R! /Gott nytt r!
Ukrainian     Shchastlyvoho Novoho Roku
Vietnamese     Chuc Mung Tan Nien
Welsh :     Blwyddyn Newydd Dda!

On Jan. 1, 1772, the first Traveler's Cheques go on sale in London.

On Jan. 1, 1892, Ellis Island opens and starts processing immigrants into the United States.

On Jan. 1, 1902, the first American college football game is held in Pasadena. Michigan and Stanford face off in the Rose Bowl.

On Jan 1, 1908, a ball is dropped in New York City's Times Square to signify the start of the new year.

Today's Birthdays: Author J.D. Salinger is 90. Former wrestler Jimmy Ray Hart is 65. Politician Jon Corzine is 62. Joseph Saddler, aka Grandmaster Flash, is 51. Actress Dedee Pfeiffer is 45. Actor Verne Troyer is 40.

Picture of the Day: (credit timessquarenyc.org) The way it was -- Times Square in the 1900s

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