It is a fictionalized account of an African-American man born on January 1st,1863, the day President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, who becomes a Buffalo Soldier in Yosemite National Park.

VOA: standard.2009.11.25

Since the 1st of January it has become more and more evident to my mind that the war is henceforth to be conducted upon a different basis.

自元旦以来,我越来越明白,至此,实际上战争,被触发的起点不同

耶鲁公开课 - 美国内战与重建课程节选

Whereas here, you know, it's January. It's February 1st. It's beautiful out. Yay!

而在这里呢，你知道，现在一月份。2月1号了。天气好得很。真好！

加州的天气 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

between January the 1st and the 22nd May this year, a further 166,000 people had been expelled, which is actually an increase of 42 percent in the same period from last year."

VOA: standard.2009.09.13