What happend on 1st January

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1979

Formal diplomatic relations are established between the People's Republic of China and the United States of America.

1978

Air India Flight 855 Boeing 747 explodes and crashes into the sea off the coast of Bombay, killing 213.

1976

NBC introduces its new logo: an abstract N, similar to the Nebraska Educational Television Network logo.

1973

The Kingdom of Denmark, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the Republic of Ireland are admitted into the European Community.

1971

Cigarette advertisements are banned on American television.

1970

The Unix epoch begins at 00:00:00 UTC.

1969

Marien Ngouabi formally becomes the President of the Republic of Congo.

1964

The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is divided into the independent republics of Zambia and Malawi, and the British-controlled Rhodesia.

1962

Western Samoa achieves independence from New Zealand; its name is changed to the Independent State of Western Samoa.

1960

The Republic of Cameroon achieves independence from France and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.