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Today in History: January 1 MGN Online and last updated 2021-01-01 13:19:25-05 Today is Friday, Jan. 1, the first day of 2021. There are 364 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring that slaves in rebel states shall be "forever free." On this date: In 1892, the Ellis Island Immigrant Station in New York formally opened. In 1953, country singer Hank Williams Sr., 29, was discovered dead in the back seat of his car during a stop in Oak Hill, West Virginia, while he was being driven to a concer...

Wausau Pilot & Review Open Search Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring that slaves in rebel states shall be “forever free.” On this date: In 1892, the Ellis Island Immigrant Station in New York formally opened. Hank Williams – Hey Good Lookin’ In 1953, country singer Hank Williams Sr., 29, was discovered dead in the back seat of his car during a stop in Oak Hill, West Virginia, while he was being driven to a concert date in Canton, Ohio. In 1954, NBC broadcast the first coast-to-coast color TV p...