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January 6 - The United States Congress , presided over by Vice President Al Gore as President of the Senate, certifies George Walker Bush's Electoral College victory and thus as the winner of 2000 Presidential Election .

January 11 - The Federal Trade Commission approved the Merger of AOL and Time Warner to form ''AOL Time Warner''.

January 15 - Wikipedia , a Wiki free content encyclopedia, goes online ().

January 20 - George Walker Bush succeeds Bill Clinton as President Of The United States after prevailing over Al Gore in the disputed U.S. Presidential Election, 2000 .

January 22 - Four of the " Texas 7 " are caught at a convenience store in Woodland Park, Colorado and a fifth killed himself inside a motor home.

January 24 - The last two of the " Texas 7 " are taken into custody in Colorado Springs, Colorado .

January 26 - A 50-year-old DC-3 crashes near Ciudad Bolivar , Venezuela killing 24.

January 26 - An Earthquake hits Gujarat , India . More than 20,000 deaths.

January 29 - Thousands of student protesters in Indonesia storm parliament and demand that President Abdurrahman Wahid resign due to alleged involvement in corruption scandals.

January 31 - In the Netherlands a Scottish court convicts a Libya n and acquits another for their part in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 which crashed into Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988 .