Jan. 1 (UPI) -- On this date in history: In 45 B.C., New Year's Day was celebrated on Jan. 1 for the first time as the Julian calendar took effect. In 1801, Ceres, classified as a dwarf planet, was discovered by Giuseppe Piazzi. In 1803, two months after his defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte's colonial forces,…

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