Monday, 1 January 2007 On This Day : Jan 1 January 1: New Year’s Day. 1801 - The Kingdom of Ireland merged with the Kingdom of Great Britain , adding St. Patrick ‘s saltire to the Union Flag. 1818- Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus , a novel by Mary Shelley (pictured) , was first published in London. 1901 - The British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and Western Australia federated as the Commonwealth of Australia. 1959- Cuban Revolution: President Fulgencio Batista of Cuba fled to the Dominican Republic as forces under Fidel Castro took control of Havana. 1995 - The World Trade Organization was created to replace the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. 3:12:18 PM comment [ ] trackback [ ] G! • Geek • Random Hello 2007 It’s nice to meet you 2007! Explore / Tags / newyearseve / clusters / fireworks, sydney, australia 12:29:31 AM comment [ ] trackback [ ] G! © Copyright 2007 Frank Arrigo. A Geek Microsoft Blogger Last update: 4/02/2007; 7:09:42 PM.