1st January 2016: Today In History

Today is 1st January,  the 1st day of 2016. There are 364 days left in the year. Today's Highlight In History; Birthdays:   1879 William Fox, Founder of 20th Century Fox film studios   1879 E.M Forester, English novelist, author of 'A Room With A View'   1895 J. Edgar Hoover, Former head of American F.B.I   1923 Milt Jackson, Jazz player   1933 Joe Orton, British playright   1942 Christopher Prout, Conservative politician   1954 Richard Gibson, English actor; Herr Flick in 'Allo Allo'   1969 Nicole Dickson, Australian actress in 'Home & Away' Events:   1660 Englishman Samuel Pepys began his famous diary   1781 The first ever all iron bridge opened at Ironbridge, England   1858 Van Dieman's Land was renamed Tasmania   1862 Lagos Island annexed as a colony of Britain   1909 In Britain, the first ever old age pensions were paid   1913 Film censorship began in the Britain   1914 The Northern and Southern Protectorates are amalgamated and called the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria; Lord Lugard becomes Governor-General.   1914 The Northern and Southern Protectorate are amalgamated and called the colony and Protectorate of Nigeria. Lord Lugard becomes Governor-General.   1921 Car tax discs were first introduced in Britain   1947 The (Sir Arthur) Richard's Constitution comes into effect.   1948 British Railways was nationalised   1952 The Macpherson Constitution comes into effect.   1960 Alhaji Abubakar Tafawa Balewa becomes Nigeria's first Prime Minister.   1961 The birth control pill was launched in the UK   1963 The state of emergency imposed on the Western Region is lifted.   1973 Britain became a member of the European Economic Community   1977 Britain (along with others) extended its fishing limit to 200 miles   1980 Alhaji Shugaba Abdulrahman Darman, Borno State House of Assembly Majority Leader, is deported to Chad on the allegation that he is not a Nigerian.   1981 Greece became the tenth member of the Europen Economic Community   1985 General Buhari presents an Nil billion budget to the nation, 44 per cent of total estimated foreign exchange is to be spent on debt servicing.   1986 The President presents a N15.6billion budget to the nation. Embargo on food and agricultural imports is lifted; 80 per cent of the subsidy on petroleum products except kerosene is also removed. On   1988 President Babangida presents a N24 billion budget for the year 1988.   1990 President Babangida presents a 39.7 billion naira budget to the nation for 1990. Also proposed along with the budget is a 142 billion naira three-year rolling plan.   1991 The Federal Government puts the burden of primary education on Local Governments and also promises to create 1.6 million jobs.   1991 The Federal Government puts the burden of primary education on Local Governments and also promises to create 1.6 million jobs.   1992 President Babangida announces a N27.5 billion budget for 1992.

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