January 1 - The Beatles start a 5 day tour in Scotland to support the release of their new single, "Love Me Do".
January 7 - Gary U.S. Bonds[?] files a $100,000 lawsuit against Chubby Checker, claiming that Checker stole "Quarter to Three" and turned it into "Dancin' Party." The lawsuit is later settled out of court.
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Tyrant is a term for someone with absolute governmental power, from the Greek language turannos. In Classical Antiquity[?] it did not ...