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Fact(s) of History
» January 1, 45 BCE: In the Roman Empire the Julian Calendar takes effect as the empire's civil
calendar. Source
» January 1, 1001: Pope Sylvester II names Grand Prince Stephen I of Hungary the first King of
Hungary. Source
» January 1, 1776-American Revolution: Actions committed by the American Continental Army and the
British Royal Navy result in the burning of Norfolk, Virginia.
Source
» January 1, 1983: The internet is created when ARPANET officially changes to using the Internet
Protocol. Source
This test page was originally written in 2015 to show-off a new layout for the site at the time.
Usually on a yearly basis each test page, including this one, are reviewed for maintenance purposes however after the
2022 redesign and then after the 2025 maintenance cycle; changes that should have occurred, didn't, particularly on
this test page. For this maintenance cycle, appropriate changes have been implemented. Other than these corrections,
this page is essentially the same as it was when the code was written in 2015. Please continue your exploration of
the test pages and the site overall and thank you for visiting.
—LT, January 2026
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