     __notoc__  ==events== ===january===  * january â the federation of rhodesia and nyasaland is dissolved. * january 5 ** u.s. senator barry goldwater announces that he will seek the republican nomination for president. ** in the first meeting between leaders of the roman catholic and orthodox churches since the 15th century, pope paul vi and patriarch athenagoras i of constantinople meet in jerusalem. * january 7 â a british firm, the leyland motor corp., announces the sale of 450 buses to the cuban government, challenging the united states blockade of cuba. * january 8 â in his first state of the union address, u.s. president lyndon johnson declares a "war on poverty". * january 9 â martyrs' day: armed clashes between united states troops and panamanian civilians in the panama canal zone precipitate a major international crisis, resulting in the deaths of 21 panamanians and 4 u.s. soldiers. * january 10 â introducing... the beatles is released by chicago's vee-jay records to get the jump on capitol records' release of meet the beatles!, scheduled for january 20. the two record companies fight over vee-jay's release of this album in court. * january 11 â united states surgeon general luther terry reports that smoking may be hazardous to one's health (the first such statement from the u.s. government). * january 12 ** zanzibar revolution: the predominantly arab government of zanzibar is overthrown by african nationalist rebels; a united states navy destroyer evacuates 61 u.s. citizens. ** routine u.s. naval patrols of the south china sea begin. * january 13 â in manchester, new hampshire, 14-year-old pamela mason is murdered. edward coolidge is tried and convicted of the crime, but the conviction is set aside by the landmark fourth amendment case "coolidge vs. new hampshire (1971)." * january 16 ** musical hello, dolly! opens in new york's st. james theatre. ** john glenn, the first american to orbit the earth, resigns from nasa. * january 17 â john glenn announces that he will seek the democratic nomination for u.s. senator from ohio. * january 18 â plans to build the new york city world trade center are announced. * january 20 â meet the beatles!, the first beatles album from capitol records in the united states, is released ten days after chicago's vee-jay records releases introducing... the beatles. the two record companies battle it out in court for months, eventually coming to a conclusion. * january 22 â [[kenneth kaunda]
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