The United States Supreme Court releases its decision in Bush v. Gore
11 January 1972
East Pakistan renames itself Bangladesh.
10 January 1990
Time Warner is formed by the merger of Time Inc. and Warner Communications.
9 January 1961
British authorities announce they have uncovered the Soviet Portland Spy Ring in London.
8 January 1940
World War II: Britain introduces food rationing.
7 January 1325
Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal
6 January 1994
American figure skater Nancy Kerrigan is attacked and injured by an assailant hired by her rival Tonya Harding’s ex-husband during the U.S. Figure Skating Championships that they were both taking part in.
5 January 1933
Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge begins in San Francisco Bay.
4 December 1971
The PNS Ghazi, a submarine belonging to the Pakistan Navy, sinks during the course of the Indo-Pakistani Naval War of 1971.
3 January 2015
Boko Haram militants destroy the entire town of Baga in north-east Nigeria, starting the Baga massacre and killing as many as 2,000 people