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On 18 April 1999, Switzerland approved of a new constitution in a referendum and it came into effect on midnight 1 January. [24] In Madrid, star-shaped balloons were set up at midnight on top of the Casa de Correos building in Puerta del Sol Square. [25] In Stockholm, the band Europe performed a concert to celebrate the new millennium.
The "100 seconds to midnight" setting remained unchanged in 2021 and 2022. On January 24, 2023, the Clock was moved to 90 seconds (1 minute, 30 seconds) before midnight, which was largely attributed to the risk of nuclear escalation that arose from the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
An ice sculpture at First Night Boston. First Night is a North American artistic and cultural celebration on New Year's Eve, taking place from afternoon until midnight.Some cities have all their events during the celebration outside, but some cities have events that are hosted indoors by organizations in the city, especially clustered in the local historic downtown which are easily walkable to ...
Daily Briefing: Countdown to midnight. Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY. December 20, 2024 at 6:07 AM. ... See the snowfall totals from the historic January snowstorm of 2025. Weather. NBC Universal.
Daily holidays and observances in January 2024 January 1. Apple Gifting Day. Global Family Day. National Bloody Mary Day. National Hangover Day. New Year’s Day. Polar Bear Plunge Day.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 12 January 2025. First day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 1 January This article is about the first day of the Gregorian calendar year. For the first day in other calendars, see New Year. For other uses, see New Year's Day (disambiguation). New Year's Day Fireworks in Mexico City for the ...
New Year's Eve celebrations generally continue into New Year's Day, 1 January, past midnight. The local time zone determines the advent of the New Year; the first places to welcome the New Year are west of the International Date Line: the Line Islands (part of Kiribati), Samoa and Tonga, in the Pacific Ocean.
Watch live: Pope Francis leads New Year’s Day Mass. Watch New York ball drop as thousands gather in Times Square for 2024 countdown. 09:19, Barney Davis. Tens of thousands of people gathered in ...