Time Warner is formed by the merger of Time Inc. and Warner Communications.
History
9 January 1961
British authorities announce they have uncovered the Soviet Portland Spy Ring in London.
6 January 1994
American figure skater Nancy Kerrigan is attacked and injured by an assailant hired by her rival Tonya Harding’s ex-husband during the U.S. Figure Skating Championships…
4 December 1971
The PNS Ghazi, a submarine belonging to the Pakistan Navy, sinks during the course of the Indo-Pakistani Naval War of 1971.
3 January 2015
Boko Haram militants destroy the entire town of Baga in north-east Nigeria, starting the Baga massacre and killing as many as 2,000 people
2 January 1978
On the orders of the President of Pakistan, Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, paramilitary forces opened fire on peaceful protesting workers in Multan, Pakistan; it is known as…
1 January 1983
The ARPANET officially changes to using TCP/IP, the Internet Protocol, effectively creating the Internet.