January 31st: The Explorer 1 Satellite Is Launched

January 30th: The USS Monitor Is Launched

January 29th: Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich Is Removed From Office

January 27th: The First American Bombing Attack on Germany.

January 26th: The State of Louisiana Secedes From The Union

January 25th: The United Mine Workers Rejoins The American Federation of Labor

January 24th: The Supreme Court of the United States Declares The Federal Income Tax Constitutional

January 23rd: The Marias Massacre

January 20th: John F. Kennedy is Sworn the 35th President of the United States of America

January 21st: Jefferson Davis Resigns From the United States Senate