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January 1 -- Today in History

Today in HistoryFeatured Fact, 1959:
Fidel Castro led Cuban revolutionaries to victory over Fulgencio Batista.

Also Today:
1863: Abraham Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation.
1908: The ball signifying the New Year is dropped for the first time at Times Square in New York City.
1975: Mitchell, Haldeman, Ehrlichman, and Mardian are convicted of the Watergate crime.

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