Monday Open Thread; January 1 is Giordano Bruno's Birthday

January 1 is the 1st day of the year, there are 364 days left

Today's number is 1

One is the first non zero number - really? Try "integer" One is also the first odd number - ditto One is the multiplicative identity. Any number times one is the original number One is one squared. This is the only real number which is itself squared One is its own cube and all higher powers, also unique One is the square of its negative, unique among positive numbers One is also, again uniquely, its own factorial One is Hydrogen One is the loneliest number BUT One is not a prime, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JM2oImb9Qg

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Title 1 of the US Code is GENERAL PROVISIONS

1 BCE was the Year of the Consulship of Lentulus and Piso The Chinese Emperor, Ai of Han, died; succeeded by his nine year old his cousin, Ping of Han. One Wang Mang was appointed regent by the Grand Empress Dowager Wang, and Former regent Dong Xian committed suicide. And you thought you had it bad. Augustus sent Gaius east to invade Parthia. Something about Armenia. Ptolemy of Mauretania was born Empress Fu and Empress Zhao Feiyan died Jesus, the son of God, was or was not born in this year or the following one or any one of many other years.

1 CE was the Year of the Consulship of Caesar and Paullus Ovid wrote the poem Metamorphoses Confucius was given his first royal title Areius Paianeius became Archon of Athens Gaius Caesar married Livilla Quirinius became an advisor to Gaius in Armenia. Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus, like his dad, also served in Armenia. Publius Quinctilius Varus, who haunts these columns, and Claudia Pulchra had a son, Quinctilius Varus Lucius Annaeus Gallio, an eventual proconsul was born Arshak II of Iberia, Sapadbizes of Kush & Amanishakheto of Kush died Jesus, son of God, was or was not born in this year or the preceding one or any one of many other years.

>Strong>January 1 became the official start of the year in various places in various years, ranging from 45 BCE to 1752

On this day in:

>Strong>January 1 became the official start of the year in various places in various years, ranging from 45 BCE to 1752

45 BCE -- The Julian Calendar takes effect, the year starts on January 1 42 BCE -- The Roman Senate posthumously deified Julius Caesar. This was a BFD 1502 -- The Portuguese explored the area that was to become Rio de Janeiro 1772 -- The first traveler's cheques (usedful in 90 countries) went on sale 1801 -- The legal union of Kingdom of Great Britain and Kingdom of Ireland was completed (though illegitimate) 1801 -- Ceres was discovered 1804 -- Haiti became the first black republic and second independent country in North America 1808 -- The US outlawed the further importation of slaves. 1812 -- The Bishop of Durham ordered troops from Durham Castle to break up a miners' strike. God hates strikes. 1833 -- The UK claimed sovereignty over the Falklands (because they were so close, no doubt) 1863 -- The Emancipation Proclamation took effect but only in Confederate territory 1892 -- Ellis Island opened to process immigrants into the US 1899 -- Spanish rule of Cuba ended. 1901 -- The Commonwealth of Australia was formed 1912 -- The Republic of China was established. (You know, Sun Yat-Sen's China) 1934 -- Alcatraz became a prison 1934 -- Nazi Germany passes the "Law for the Prevention of Genetically Diseased Offspring" 1937 -- The UK required Safety glass in vehicle windscreens 1947 -- The Canadian Citizenship Act 1946 converted British subjects into Canadian citizens. 1959 -- Fulgencio Bastardo Batista was overthrown by Fidel Castro's forces 1971 -- Cigarette ads were banned on US TV 1979 -- China and the US established diplomatic relations 1983 -- ARPANET adopted the Internet Protocol, becoming the Internet. 1989 -- The Montreal Protocol went into force. US RWNJs went permanently batshit crazy with rage and paranoia 1994 -- NAFTA went into effect. 1995 -- The WTO went into effec 1999 -- The Euro was introduced

Born this day in:

1548 -- Giordano Bruno, mathematician, friar, philosopher, poet, cosmological theorist and martyr *** 1735 -- Paul Revere, silversmith, engraver 1752 -- Betsy Ross, seamstress, US flag designer 1768 -- Maria Edgeworth, author 1769 -- Marie Lachapelle, obstetrician, the mother of modern obstetrics. 1769 -- Jane Marcet, science (and pseudoscience) author 1864 -- Alfred Stieglitz, photographer and curator 1879 -- E. M. Forster, author and playwright 1895 -- J. Edgar Hoover, corrupt, wantonly lawless foe of civil rights who created the FBI's culture 1900 -- Xavier Cugat, singer, songwriter, and actor. 1911 -- Roman Totenberg, violinist 1912 -- Kim Philby, spook 1919 -- J. D. Salinger, author 1923 -- Milt Jackson, vibraphonist and composer, MJQ 1942 -- Country Joe McDonald, singer, songwriter, and guitarist 1942 -- Judy Stone, singer and songwriter 1956 -- Andy Gill, guitarist, singer, and songwriter 1956 -- Martin Plaza, singer, songwriter, and guitarist 1971 -- Chris Potter, saxophonist and composer 1979 -- Brody Dalle, singer, songwriter, and guitarist

*** He was tortured by the inquisition and brutally murdered by the Church for the unforgiveable mortal sin of thinking for himself. He thus became a secularist martyr in the Church's unending war on empiricism & free thought "heresy".

Died this day in:

1782 -- Johann Christian Bach, German composer 1894 -- Heinrich Hertz, German physicist and academic 1953 -- Hank Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist 1981 -- Hephzibah Menuhin, American-Australian pianist 1992 -- Grace Hopper, American computer scientist and admiral, co-developed COBOL 1997 -- Townes Van Zandt, American singer-songwriter, guitaris 2013 -- Patti Page, American singer and actress

Holidays, Holy Days, Festivals, Feast Days and such: Emancipation Day (United States) Jump-up Day (Montserrat) National Bloody Mary Day (United States) New Year's Day (Gregorian calendar) Public Domain Day (multiple countries) Triumph of the Revolution (Cuba)

So, for music,

The (sleazy no good) Bishop of Durham

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Cuba

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Giordano Bruno

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Paul Revere

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Xavier Cugat

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Charo