Sunday, January 01, 2006

Happy New Year!

Three Historic Milestones that occurred on January 1:

1863: President Abraham Lincoln signs the Emancipation Proclamation.
1892: Ellis Island Immigration Station opens in New York City.
1937: A group of Hormel executives, meeting in a mansion in Minnesota, finally agree on a name for their new processed meat product: Spam.

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