Yearly Archives: 2020

The first rooftop celebration atop One Times Square, a fireworks display, took place in 1904 and was produced by the New York Times to inaugurate their new headquarters in Times Square and celebrate the renaming of Longacre Square to Times Square.

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Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli are expecting their first child in January 2021, and the latest update on their parenthood journey comes from Kohli who wants to fly back to India to be with his wife and in time for the birth of their first child. Kohli quoted "It puts things into perspective for you. It is a beautiful feeling. It is difficult to describe how you feel, but when we found it, we were over the moon."

The news of Kohli taking a leave from duties was met with mixed reactions on social media. On one hand, Kohli fans supported him for choosing family over his work. But there was a section of cricket fans who compared him to veteran MS Dhoni's call to stay back for World Cup duties during the birth of his daughter Ziva. Despite explaining his decision to his fans and informing the selection committee as well, Kohli was questioned again and Dhoni’s example was used to ridicule Kohli.

Ancient Persians gave New Year's gifts of eggs, which symbolized productiveness.

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Guru Nanak Ji was born in 1469 in Talwandi (now in Pakistan known as Nankana Sahib). The name of his father...

Fans were bestowed with a surprising twist to Mendes’ upcoming fourth studio Album – Wonder. Shawn Mendes and Justin Bieber would be working together for their first musical collaboration – Monster!
Mendes quoted in an interview that "If I turned one down, that would be insane considering he's been one of my favourite artists since I was 9 years old." Showing that Bieber was a significant inspiration to Mendes. To top this massive collaboration the music video has already surpassed more than three million views in less than 24 hours.

The early Romans used March 1 as New Year's Day. Other cultures used the autumn equinox or the winter solstice to mark the new year.

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The original New Year's Eve Ball weighed 700 pounds and was five feet in diameter. It was made of iron and wood and was decorated with 100 25-watt light bulbs.

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The earliest known New Year celebrations were in Mesopotamia and date back to 2000 BC.

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Covered from head-to-toe,

A scarf that covered her face’s glow.