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January 8th, "Crazy Horse" and his Sioux warriors fight their last battle with the United States Cavalry at Wolf Mountain. -
January 1st, Philippine Revolutionary Emilio Aguinaldo becomes a Freemason, joining Pillar Lodge No. 203, Imus, Cavite. -
January 1st, In Delhi, a great durbar, or formal reception, marks the coronation of King Edward VII as Emperor of India; the British release some 16,000 prisoners in honor of the occasion. -
January 1st, Hewlett-Packard is founded by Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard in a garage in Palo Alto, California "the birthplace of Silicon Valley". -
January 1st, Emperor Hirohito of Japan announces he is not a god. -
January 1st, Arguably cricket's greatest ever batsman, ex-Australian captain Don Bradman is knighted; first time a cricketer is bestowed with the honor solely for his contribution to the game. -
January 1st, Chicago broadcaster Paul Harvey begins his national radio program "Paul Harvey News and Comment" from WENR-AM for the ABC network. -
January 1st, Ernest Blochs's work for viola and piano "Suite Hebraique", part of his "Jewish Cycle", premieres in Chicago. -
January 1st, Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 5th string quartet - premieres Leningrad 1953. -
January 1st, Benjamin Britten's only full-length ballet "Prince of the Pagodas" premieres at Covent Garden, London. -
January 3rd, Edmund Hillary leads a Commonwealth team to the South Pole using modified Fergusson trackers - first to reach the Pole by land since 1912. -
January 1st, Cuban Dictator Fulgencio Batista flees Cuba for the Dominican Republic. -
Jan 1 "Astro Boy", the first popular animated Japanese television series, based on the manga series by Osamu Tezuka, premieres on Fuji TV in Japan. -
January 1st, 1st AFL Championship, Jeppesen Stadium, Houston; Houston Oilers beat Los Angeles Chargers, 24-16; QB George Blanda 3 TD passes, 3 conversions and a field goal. -
Jan 1 Beatles' Decca Records audition is unsuccessful - they are told “guitar groups are on the way out..." -
Jan 1 "Top of the Pops", British pop music television program premieres; acts performing include Dusty Springfield; The Rolling Stones; Dave Clark Five: The Hollies; Swinging Blue; and The Beatles. -
Jan 7 President Bill Clinton's Impeachment trial begins in the US Senate after the House voted to impeach him for lying about his affair with Monica Lewinsky. -
Jan 4 The 110th United States Congress convenes and elects Nancy Pelosi as the first female Speaker of the House. -
Jan 1 Scotland's Peter Wright beats Dutch defending champion Michael Van Gerwen, 7-3 with 102.79 average, 34 x 140s, 11 maximums and 53% on doubles to seal his first PDC World Darts Championship in London. -
Jan 4 President Joe Biden awards the US Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 people including chef-humanitarian José Andrés, politician Hillary Clinton, Vogue magazine editor Anna Wintour, actor Denzel Washington, soccer player Lionel Messi, actor Michael J. Fox, singer Bono, and philanthropist George Soro.