January 1st, 2008
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- January 1st, 1772 - The first traveler's cheques...
- January 1st, 1808 - The importation of slaves into the United States is banned...
- January 1st, 1939 - William Hewlett and David Packard found Hewlett-Packard...
- January 1st, 1942 - The Declaration by the United Nations is signed...
- January 1st, 1958 - The European Community is established...
- January 1st, 1983 - The ARPANET officially changes to using the Internet Protocol...
- January 1st, 1985 - The Internet's Domain Name System is created...
- January 1st, 1985 - The first British mobile phone call...
- January 1st, 1989 - The Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer
- January 1st, 1993 - A single market within the European Community is introduced...
- January 1st, 1994 - The European Economic Area comes into effect...
- January 1st, 1995 - The World Trade Organization comes into effect...
- January 1st, 1995 - The Draupner wave in the North Sea in Norway is detected...
- January 1st, 1998 - The European Central Bank is established...
- January 1st, 1999 - The Euro currency is introduced...
- January 1st, 2007 - Bulgaria and Romania officially join the European Union...