What Happened in Jan 2007

Ban Ki-moon Becomes the New United Nations Secretary-General

Ban Ki-moon (Hangul: 반기문; born 13 June 1944) is the current Secretary-General of the United Nations succeeding Kofi Annan in 2007. Before becoming... Read more

Bulgaria and Romania Join the European Union

On 1 January 2007, Romania and Bulgaria became the EU's newest members and Slovenia adopted the euro. In June 2009 the 2009 elections which later... Read more

New England Patriots defeat New York Jets, 37-16

Linebacker Tedy Bruschi called it a chess match, one of the most mentally taxing games he's been a part of over his 11-year career. Not to say... Read more

N.W.A Releases "The Best of N.W.A. - The Strength of Street Knowledge"

The Best of N.W.A: The Strength of Street Knowledge is a greatest hits compilation of N.W.A material. It contains some of their old hits and... Read more

Apple Computer, Inc. Changes Name to Apple, Inc. 30 Years After Founding

Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation that designs and manufactures consumer electronics and computer software products. The... Read more

Apple Unveils iPhone

Capping literally years of speculation on perhaps the most intensely followed unconfirmed product in Apple's history -- and that's saying a lot --... Read more

Timelines, Inc. Founded (originally called LifeSnapz)

I have a lousy memory when it comes to things that happened in my life. Sure, I remember all the big events with clarity. Unfortunately, there are... Read more

Alice Coltrane Dies

Alice Coltrane died of respiratory failure at West Hills Hospital and Medical Center in suburban Los Angeles. She is buried alongside her late... Read more

New England Patriots defeat San Diego Chargers, 24-21

In games like yesterday's, winning football is about two things and two things only. It comes down to matchups and toughness, both mental and... Read more

World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Released

World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade is the first expansion pack for the MMORPG World of Warcraft. It was released on January 16, 2007 at... Read more

"Daredevil" Rifftrax is Released

Several years ago, it is quite likely that you were one of the millions who bought a ticket to see X-Men or Spiderman in the theater. The massive... Read more

Department of Defense announces creation of manual outlining rules for military commissions dealing with Guantanamo Bay detainees

The Defense Department today presented to Congress its manual outlining rules for military commissions as they will be conducted under the Military... Read more

Hillary Rodham Clinton announces the formation of a presidential exploratory committee

Clinton had been preparing for a potential candidacy for United States President since at least early 2003.[233] On January 20, 2007, Clinton... Read more

Indianapolis Colts defeat New England Patriots, 38-34

A man named "Lovie" from a place called Big Sandy, Texas, is going to the Super Bowl. I don't exactly know where I'm going with that, but you've... Read more

Keane releases "A Bad Dream" single

"A Bad Dream", often mistitled as "Bad Dream", is a song performed and composed by English rock band Keane appearing as the fifth track on their... Read more

Nas Releases Single "Can't Forget about You"

"Can't Forget About You" is the second and final single from Nas' 2006 album Hip Hop Is Dead, released on January 23, 2007. It features Chrisette... Read more

Scott Ian announces Anthrax reunion fails

Finally, we're going back to work. We're going to Chicago to work our asses off and write a record. It's time. We're ready. One problem... no... Read more

UFC Fight Night: Evans vs Salmon

UFC Fight Night: Rashad Evans vs Sean Salmon referred to by the media as UFC Fight Night 8 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate... Read more

"Tim McGraw" Reaches Number 6 On Billboard's Hot Country Songs

Swift's first single, "Tim McGraw", was released to radio in mid-2006 and reached number 6 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart during the week... Read more

"Battlefield Earth" Rifftrax is Released

In the year 3000 man is an endangered species, enslaved, severely unshowered, beholden to a cruel alien race fond of dreadlocks and really... Read more

Beyonce releases "Listen" single

"Listen" is a song sung by American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles. The song was written by Henry Krieger, Scott Cutler, Anne Preven, and produced by... Read more

"Imaginary Diseases" by Frank Zappa Is Released

Imaginary Diseases is an album of material by Frank Zappa from the Petite Wazoo tour of 1972. It is one of two finished CD projects from the tour... Read more

Katharine McPhee Releases 'Katharine McPhee' the Album

The album's release date changed on many occasions, originally set for November 14, then November 28, then December 5, then December 19, and... Read more

Vanguard: Saga of Heroes Launches

Vanguard: Saga of Heroes is a high fantasy-themed massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) created by Sigil Games Online, and now... Read more

Adult Swim's Marketing Causes the 2007 Boston Bomb Scare

On January 31, 2007, a bomb scare occurred when police officers mistakenly identified small electronic devices found throughout Boston and the... Read more