2015 Event In response to terrorist dangers such as the January shootings at French satire magazine 'Charlie Hebdo', the French National Assembly passes a law to expand the government's surveillance powers; critics warn that the act will violate civil liberties 2014 Event Google Inc. announces that it will be closing down its Google News site in Spain next week, ahead of rules taking effect in January that will force news aggregators to pay each publisher for using its content 2014 Event NASA awakens its New Horizons craft from hibernation for the last time; the vessel was launched 9 years ago to travel over 3 billion miles to Pluto and will be within range to begin data collection on the planet in January 2015 2014 Event Wal Mart announces that, due to the Affordable Care Act, it will increase health benefit costs for all employees and end health benefits for its 30,000 or so workers with fewer than 30 hours per week; the changes will take place in January 2015 2014 Event The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) project that Ebola cases could reach between 550,000 and 1.4 million by January if more isn't done to control spread of the disease; infections are doubling about every 3 weeks in Liberia and Sierra Leone 2014 Event Drug maker Pfizer, Inc. has raised its offer to buy AstraZeneca Plc; the current offer of over 63 billion pounds was made after AstraZeneca rejected Pfizer's offer of 58.8 billion pounds in January 2014 Event U.S. payrolls show growth, with 129,000 jobs added in January and 175,000 jobs added in February in spite of difficult winter weather 2014 Event New Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi announces plans to cut government spending and use the funds to decrease taxes on individuals and regional businesses; Italy's unemployment rate increased 0.2 percent in January to 12.9 percent 2014 Event A report on the U.S. economy shows 113,000 jobs were added in January, well below the expected 180,000 new jobs 2014 Event Apple announces its holiday earnings will be announced January 27; investors will care most about the company's iPhone and iPad sales 2013 Event In the U.S., 2.5 million minimum wage workers will get a raise January 1st in thirteen states including Colorado, Rhode Island and Connecticut 2013 Event The trial for ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi begin in Cairo; Morsi's behavior during the session prompts the judge to postpone the trial until January 8, 2014 2013 Event The UN Security Council elects Lithuania, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Chad and Chile to a two-year term beginning January 1, 2014 2013 Event Sigmundur Davio Gunnlaugsson, the Prime Minister elect of Iceland, announces he will indefinitely extend January's freeze on European Union membership talks 2012 Event The U.S. unemployment rate drops to 8.3%, the lowest in three years after employers added 240,000 jobs in January 2012 Event Two survivors are found trapped inside the capsized cruise ship Costa Concordia, which ran aground off the coast of Tuscany January 13 2011 Event Poland announces it will provide amnesty to illegal immigrants beginning January 1, 2012 2011 Event China reports its trade surplus for January is $6.5 billion; the figure is less than expected 2011 Event Following general elections last year, Burma's new parliament is set to convene on January 31 2010 Event The European Union announces that on January 1, 2011, it will make Estonia the seventeenth member of the euro 2009 Event Israel declares a unilateral ceasefire in the Gaza War, effective January 18, as Hamas declares a ceasefire of its own 2001 Death Tony Miles, chess player, chess Grandmaster, won matches with World Chess Champions Boris Spassky, Vassily Smyslov, Mikhail Tal, achieved peak rating of 2635, January 1, 1996 dies 1999 Event Last upside down date until January 1, 6000 1985 Event Alice Miller/Don January wins LPGA Mazda Golf Championship 1978 Birthday January Jones, American Actress 1970 Event President Nixon signs bill limiting cigarette advertisements on January 1, 1971 1967 Birthday Laura Garrone, born in Milan, Italy, professional tennis player, won five doubles titles on the WTA Tour, ranked 32nd in the World, January 1987 1967 Event 49th PGA Championship: Don January shoots a 281 at Columbine CC Colorado 1965 Birthday Penny Baker, Buffalo, New York, playmate, January, 1984 1964 Birthday Joan Bennett, born in Chicago, Illinois, playmate, January, 1985 1962 Birthday Kimberly McArthur, born in Fort Worth Texas, playmate, January, 1982 1961 Birthday Peggy MacIntaggart, born in Midland, Ontario, playmate, January, 1990 1961 Birthday Ellery Hanley, born in Leeds, England, rugby league player, honored by the Queen in January, 1990, for his services to the game 1960 Birthday Karen Elaine Price, born in Pasadena, California, playmate, January, 1981 1958 Birthday Debra Jensen, born in Orange County, California, playmate, January, 1978 1955 Birthday Tony Miles, born in Edgbaston, Birmingham, chess player, chess Grandmaster, won matches with World Chess Champions Boris Spassky, Vassily Smyslov, Mikhail Tal, achieved peak rating of 2635, January 1, 1996 1950 Event 73 degrees F (23 degrees C) highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in January 1929 Birthday Don January, pro golfer, 1976 Vardon Trophy 1929 Birthday Donald Ray January, Plainview, Texas, PGA golfer, 1960 Tucson Open 1889 Event New York World reporter Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Cochrane) began her attempt to surpass fictitious journey of Jules Verne's Phileas Fogg by traveling around world in less than 80 days She succeeded, by finishing trip following January in 72 days, 6 1879 Event January record 13" of snow falls in New York City (broken Jan 7, 1996) 1807 Event Congress bans slave trade effective January 1, 1808
