January 1

On this Day in History
	2002 Euro introduced in EuropeOn this day in 2002 the euro, the monetary unit of the European Union, was introduced with the issuance of both currency and coins, and by March 2002 it was the sole legal tender of participating member states.
Collage showing the various denominations of the euro currency
Biography Of The Day
	1864 Born this day in 1864, Alfred Stieglitz was an American art dealer, an advocate for Modernist art, and his era's preeminent photographer, among whose most famous photos were those of his wife, painter Georgia O'Keeffe.
Georgia O'Keeffe pictured with her husband, Alfred Stieglitz.
More Events On This Day In History
1994	The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) went into effect, eliminating most tariffs and other trade barriers on products and services passing between the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
	1953 American country-and-western musician Hank Williams died.
	1909 Barry M. Goldwater, a U.S. senator from Arizona (1953-64, 1969-87) and the Republican presidential candidate in 1964, was born.
	1863 The Emancipation Proclamation, which freed the slaves of the Confederacy (the states in rebellion against the Union during the American Civil War), was issued by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.
	1804 Haiti declared its independence from France.
	1735 Paul Revere, the horseback-riding folk hero of the American Revolution, was born.
	1449 Florentine statesman, ruler, and patron of arts and letters Lorenzo de' Medici was born.