Jan 31 NATO secretary-General Paul-Henri Spaak says he'll resign

Jan 25 Military coup in El Salvador

Jan 08 Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Yvor Winters

Jan 26 "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" by Elvis Presley peaks to #1

Jan 03 The U.S. severs diplomatic relations with Cuba.

Jan 17 Eisenhower allegedly orders the assassination of Congo's Lumumba

Jan 20 Arthur M Ramsay becomes archbishop of Canterbury

Jan 01 Russia introduces a new ruble worth $1.11

Jan 31 USAF launches Samos spy satellite to replace U-2 flights

Jan 04 Longest recorded strike ends-33 years-Danish barbers' assistants

Jan 12 "Show Girl" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City NY for 100 performances

Jan 08 British police arrest Canadian George Lonsdale and four others for spying at the Royal Navy base in Portland.

Jan 23 Supreme Court rules cities &states have right to censor films

Jan 20 John Fitzgerald Kennedy began his presidency with inauguration ceremonies on the newly renovated east front of the Capitol.

Jan 11 Racial riot at University of Georgia

Jan 28 Republic of Rwanda proclaimed

Jan 31 Kanhai completes twin tons (117 &115) vs Australia at Adelaide

Jan 18 Zanzibar's Afro-Shirazi party wins 1 seat by a single vote & parliament by a single seat

Jan 01 Russia introduces a new ruble worth $1.11

Jan 05 US breaks diplomatic relations with Cuba

Jan 25 President John F. Kennedy makes history by holding the first presidential news conference simulcast live on radio and TV.

Jan 31 Ham is first primate in space (158 miles) aboard Mercury/Redstone 2

Jan 31 NATO secretary-General Paul-Henri Spaak says he'll resign

Jan 25 The first live, nationally televised Presidential news conference (JFK)

Jan 27 "Sing Along with Mitch" [Miller] premieres on NBC TV

Jan 05 The television series Mr. Ed debuts, the first of what would be six seasons of mirth and mayhem centered around a horse that talked but only to his owner, Wilbur Post.

Jan 04 Longest recorded strike ends-33 years-Danish barbers' assistants

Jan 02 Hawaii's, then all time low temperature, 14ºF recorded atop Haleakale

Jan 17 Eisenhower allegedly orders the assassination of Congo's Lumumba

Jan 03 The U.S. severs diplomatic relations with Cuba.

Jan 23 Venezuela adopts constitution

Jan 19 The first episode for "The Dick Van Dyke Show" is filmed

Jan 05 US breaks diplomatic relations with Cuba

Jan 31 Kanhai completes twin tons (117 &115) vs Australia at Adelaide

Jan 31 Ham is first primate in space (158 miles) aboard Mercury/Redstone 2

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