It also kept the Jan. 1 new year, partly for tradition’s sake and partly to honor Janus, the double-faced god for whom the month was named. It was an apt offering — Janus was the god of ...

Jan. 1 is a surprisingly common birthday for immigrant Americans, while being a relatively uncommon birthday for babies born in the United States. LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Wednesday is New Year ...

The Gregorian calendar also formalized Jan. 1 as the start of every new year. Much of the world came to accept the Gregorian calendar, noted for its accuracy.

On Jan. 1, it spans 15″ and is 97 percent lit, large enough for moderate telescopes to see surface features. By the end of January, it shrinks to 11″ wide and surface features become more ...

In both countries, Jan. 1 is not a government holiday — but the local calendar’s new year is. For Israel, that’s the Jewish New Year of Rosh Hashanah, typically in September or October.

He also restored January 1 as the first day of the year. Most Catholic countries adopted the Gregorian calendar quickly, but the Protestant and Eastern Rite countries were a little more hesitant.

After his team was eliminated in the Rose Bowl quarterfinal Jan. 1 last season, Dan Lanning wants the layoff between playoff ...

And once you skip that resolution on Jan. 1, what’s to keep you from skipping it on Jan. 2, too? Oh, so you’ll start the next week, you say!

S ome things are taken to be so self-evident that they are beyond question: the sun rises in the east and New Year’s Day always falls on January 1. Except it hasn’t always. For while it may ...

Jan. 1 is the most familiar to Americans and most of Western civilization, and its recognition continues to grow around the world. But had the winding road of the past two millenia run another course, ...