Template:On this day/January 1

Copy the 3-5 most noteworthy events from the corresponding date page. Please change to past tense and bold the key article. You may also include a relevant photo, sized between 100-140px wide and aligned right.

January 1:

• 1859 – The Pensacola Lighthouse is lit for the first time.
• 1862 – Civil War: Confederate forces at Fort McRee and Fort Barrancas exchange heavy cannon fire with Union-held Fort Pickens.
• 1953 – Trader Jon's is founded by Martin "Trader Jon" Weissman and his wife Jackii.