- 1951 3rd Emmy Awards: Alan Young Show, Alan Young and Gertrude Berg win
- 1955 KORK (now KVBC) TV channel 3 in Las Vegas, Nevada (NBC) 1st broadcast
- 1961 Supreme Court rules cities & states have right to censor films
- 1962 "Jules et Jim", based on the novel by Henri-Pierre Roché, directed by François Truffau and starring Jeanne Moreau is released
- 1965 "King Family Show" (musical variety) premieres on ABC TV
- 1975 "Barney Miller" premieres on ABC TV
- 1977 Mini-series "Roots" premieres on ABC
Event of Interest
1984 Hulk Hogan defeats Iron Sheik to become WWF champ
Hulk Hogan
Golden Globes
1988 45th Golden Globes: The Last Emperor, Michael Douglas, & Sally Kirkland win
Michael Douglas
- 1988 Bob Benoit bowls 1st 300-pt game in a televised title match
Golden Globes
1993 50th Golden Globes: "Scent of a Woman", Al Pacino, & Emma Thompson win
Al Pacino
Emma Thompson
Golden Globes
2000 57th Golden Globes: American Beauty, Denzel Washington, & Hilary Swank win
Denzel Washington
Hilary Swank
Television Debut
2005 "Numbers", starring Rob Morrow and David Krumholtz, debuts on CBS
David Krumholtz
January in History
The British: 139. Zulu Warriors: 4,000. Let Battle Begin
It was one of the most remarkable military engagements ever: the day that 139 British soldiers took on 4,000 Zulu warriors – and won.
January 22, 1879'I Did Not Have Sexual Relations With That Woman'
One of the most notorious denials in political history came on this day when President Bill Clinton held a news conference on his relations with Monica Lewinsky.
January 26, 1998Crippled Kaiser Had Grip of Iron
German Emperor 'Kaiser Bill,' was born on this day, strong-willed and determined to overcome the deformity that afflicted him from birth.
January 27, 1859Riot Leader Accuses a Queen
How did Lord George Gordon, an aristocrat who led the Gordon Riots in London, lose a libel case on this day to French Queen Marie Antoinette?
January 28, 1788
