| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| January 01 1966 | New York City Transit Workers Strike |
| January 01 1966 | Bokassa Assumes Power Of Central African Republic |
| January 04 1966 | Military Coup Dissolves National Parliament |
| January 12 1966 | LBJ Says To Stay In South Vietnam |
| January 13 1966 | Weaver First African American Cabinet Member |
| January 15 1966 | Balewa's Nigerian Republic Overthrown |
| January 17 1966 | Two Planes Collide Over Spain |
| January 26 1966 | South Australia, Beaumont Children Go Missing |
| January 31 1966 | Unmanned Luna 9 Spacecraft Launched |