January 3: on this day in history
A few events that happened on January 3. You do not need to know them all; curiosity is enough.
Historical events
- 1749The first issue of Denmark's Berlingske newspaper, still published today, appeared.
- 1868Japan's Tokugawa shogunate was abolished, beginning the Meiji Restoration.
- 1957The Hamilton watch company introduced the world's first electric wristwatch.
- 1977Apple Computer, a pioneer of the personal computer revolution, was formally incorporated.
- 2009The programmer using the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto created Bitcoin's first block.
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