| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| January 01 1982 | ITV Franchise ATV Gets Replaced By Central |
| January 01 1982 | Cuellar First South American Elected UN Head |
| January 08 1982 | Bell System Breakup: ATT Relinquishes Multiple Subdivisions |
| January 13 1982 | Flight Crashes Into Bridge Killing 78 |
| January 17 1982 | Cold Sunday Record Lows In US |
| January 28 1982 | US Army General Dozier Resuced |
| January 30 1982 | Richard Skrenta Wrote Virus Code ""Elk Cloner." |