     __notoc__ . == events == === january ===  * january 1 &ndash; in a coup, colonel jean-bÃ©del bokassa takes over as military ruler of the central african republic, ousting president david dacko. * january 2 &ndash; a strike of public transportation workers in new york city begins (it will end january 13). * january 3 &ndash; the first acid test is conducted at the fillmore, san jose. * january 4 ** a military coup occurs in upper volta (later burkina faso). ** the prime ministers of india and pakistan meet in moscow. ** a gas leak fire at the feyzin oil refinery near lyon, france, kills 18 and injures 84. * january 10 ** pakistani&ndash;indian peace negotiations end successfully in tashkent. ** the french paper l'express publishes a story of georges figon, who took part in the kidnapping of mehdi ben barka. * january 11 ** a conference on rhodesia begins in lagos, nigeria. ** the first sr-71 blackbird spy plane goes into service at beale afb. * january 12 &ndash; united states president lyndon johnson states that the united states should stay in south vietnam until communist aggression there is ended. * january 13 &ndash; robert c. weaver becomes the first african american cabinet member, by being appointed united states secretary of housing and urban development. * january 15 &ndash; a bloody military coup is staged in nigeria, deposing the civilian government. * january 17 ** the nigerian coup is overturned by another faction of the military, leaving a military government in power. this is the beginning of a long period of military rule. ** a b-52 bomber collides with a kc-135 stratotanker over spain, dropping three 70-kiloton hydrogen bombs near the town of palomares, and one into the sea, in the 1966 palomares b-52 crash. ** carl brashear, the first african american united states navy diver, is involved in an accident during the recovery of a lost h-bomb which results in the amputation of his leg. * january 18 ** french police announce that georges figon has committed suicide, prior to his arrest for the kidnapping of mehdi ben barka. ** about 8,000 u.s. soldiers land in south vietnam; u.s. troops now total 190,000. * january 19 &ndash; indira gandhi is elected prime minister of india; she is sworn in january 24. * january 20 &ndash; demonstrations occur against high food prices in hungary. * january 21 &ndash; italian prime minister [[aldo moro]
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