| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| January 01 1942 | Bernat Adam Ferrero Was Born |
| January 01 1942 | United Nations Declaration Signed |
| January 02 1942 | FBI Breaks Up German Spy Ring |
| January 02 1942 | In World War II Japan Captures Manila, Phillipines |
| January 07 1942 | Siege Of Bataan Peninsula Commences |
| January 11 1942 | The Japanese Capture Kuala Lumpur |
| January 12 1942 | National War Labor Board, Created By Roosevelt |
| January 13 1942 | Ford Patents 30% Lighter Plastic Automobile |
| January 13 1942 | First Aircraft Ejection Seat Used |
| January 16 1942 | Carol Lombard And 21 Killed In Flight Crash |
| January 19 1942 | Japanese Invade Burma In WWII |
| January 20 1942 | In Berlin, Nazis Discuss Jewish Genocide |
| January 23 1942 | WWII: Battle Of Rabaul Begins |
| January 24 1942 | After Bombing, Thailand Declares War On Allies |
| January 25 1942 | Thailand Declares War On U.S. And U.K |
| January 26 1942 | WWII: US Forces Arrive In Ireland |
| January 30 1942 | Japanese Forces Invade Dutch Indies Island |
| January 31 1942 | Japanese Defeat Allied Forces At Battle Of Malaya |