January 5
1896 - A German newspaper reported German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen's discovery of X-rays.
1914 - Auto industrialist Henry Ford announced he was going to pay workers $5 for an 8-hour day, as opposed to $2.34 for a 9-hour day. (Employees still worked six days a week; the 5-day work week was instituted in 1926.)
1925 - Democrat Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming took office as America's first female governor, succeeding her late husband, William, following a special election.
1933 - Construction began on the Golden Gate Bridge. (It was completed four years later.)
1943 - Educator and scientist George Washington Carver, who was born into slavery, died in Tuskegee, Alabama at age 80.
1949 - In his State of the Union address, President Harry S. Truman labeled his administration's policies the "Fair Deal."
1957 - President Dwight D. Eisenhower proposed assistance to countries to help them resist Communist aggression in what became known as the Eisenhower Doctrine.
1972 - President Richard Nixon ordered the development of the space shuttle.
1994 - Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill, former Speaker of the House of Representatives, died in Boston at age 81.
1998 - Sonny Bono, the 1960s pop star-turned-politician, was killed when he struck a tree while skiing at the Heavenly Ski Resort on the Nevada-California state line; he was 62.
2000 - INS Commissioner Doris Meissner ruled that six-year-old Elian Gonzalez must be returned to Cuba.
2004 - Foreigners arriving at U.S. airports were photographed and had their fingerprints scanned in the start of a government effort to keep terrorists out of the country.
2011 - John Boehner was elected speaker as Republicans regained control of the House of Representatives on the first day of the new Congress.
Birthdays
31 - Franz Drameh (actor)
32 - Suki Waterhouse (singer)
37 - Kristin Cavallari (reality star)
38 - Deepika Padukone (actress)
43 - Brooklyn Sudano (actress)
46 - January Jones (actress)
49 - Bradley Cooper (actor)
50 - Jessica Chaffin (actress)
51 - Derek Cecil (actor)
55 - Shea Whigham (actor)
55 - Heather Dubrow (reality star)
55 - Marilyn Manson (singer)
55 - Heather Paige Kent (actress)
56 - Carrie Ann Inaba (TV host)
57 - Joe Flanigan (actor)
59 - Vinnie Jones (actor)
59 - Ricky Paull Goldin (actor)
62 - Suzy Amis (actress)
63 - Iris Dement (singer)
65 - Clancy Brown (actor)
71 - Pamela Sue Martin (actress)
78 - Diane Keaton (actress)
93 - Robert Duvall (actor)
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Today in Sports History - January 5
1934 - The American and National Leagues agree on a uniform baseball.
1957 - Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers announces his retirement from baseball rather than be traded to the New York Giants.
1964 - The San Diego Chargers defeat the Boston Patriots 51-10 in the AFL Championship Game.
1971 - The Harlem Globetrotters lose 100-99 to the New Jersey Reds, snapping a 2,495-game winning streak.
1991 - Kevin Bradshaw of U.S. International sets an NCAA Division I single game basketball scoring record with 72 points.
1993 - Reggie Jackson is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1995 - Bill Fitch becomes the fifth coach in NBA history to record 850 victories.
2019 - The Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings combine for an NBA record 41 3-pointers in their contest, in which the Warriors won 127-123.
2021 - Alabama wide receiver DeVonta Smith wins the Heisman Trophy.
2022 - Australia denied entry to tennis star Novak Djokovic, who was seeking to play for a 10th Australian Open title later in the month; authorities canceled his visa because he failed to meet the requirements for an exemption to COVID-19 vaccination rules.
1896 - A German newspaper reported German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen's discovery of X-rays.
1914 - Auto industrialist Henry Ford announced he was going to pay workers $5 for an 8-hour day, as opposed to $2.34 for a 9-hour day. (Employees still worked six days a week; the 5-day work week was instituted in 1926.)
1925 - Democrat Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming took office as America's first female governor, succeeding her late husband, William, following a special election.
1933 - Construction began on the Golden Gate Bridge. (It was completed four years later.)
1943 - Educator and scientist George Washington Carver, who was born into slavery, died in Tuskegee, Alabama at age 80.
1949 - In his State of the Union address, President Harry S. Truman labeled his administration's policies the "Fair Deal."
1957 - President Dwight D. Eisenhower proposed assistance to countries to help them resist Communist aggression in what became known as the Eisenhower Doctrine.
1972 - President Richard Nixon ordered the development of the space shuttle.
1994 - Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill, former Speaker of the House of Representatives, died in Boston at age 81.
1998 - Sonny Bono, the 1960s pop star-turned-politician, was killed when he struck a tree while skiing at the Heavenly Ski Resort on the Nevada-California state line; he was 62.
2000 - INS Commissioner Doris Meissner ruled that six-year-old Elian Gonzalez must be returned to Cuba.
2004 - Foreigners arriving at U.S. airports were photographed and had their fingerprints scanned in the start of a government effort to keep terrorists out of the country.
2011 - John Boehner was elected speaker as Republicans regained control of the House of Representatives on the first day of the new Congress.
Birthdays
31 - Franz Drameh (actor)
32 - Suki Waterhouse (singer)
37 - Kristin Cavallari (reality star)
38 - Deepika Padukone (actress)
43 - Brooklyn Sudano (actress)
46 - January Jones (actress)
49 - Bradley Cooper (actor)
50 - Jessica Chaffin (actress)
51 - Derek Cecil (actor)
55 - Shea Whigham (actor)
55 - Heather Dubrow (reality star)
55 - Marilyn Manson (singer)
55 - Heather Paige Kent (actress)
56 - Carrie Ann Inaba (TV host)
57 - Joe Flanigan (actor)
59 - Vinnie Jones (actor)
59 - Ricky Paull Goldin (actor)
62 - Suzy Amis (actress)
63 - Iris Dement (singer)
65 - Clancy Brown (actor)
71 - Pamela Sue Martin (actress)
78 - Diane Keaton (actress)
93 - Robert Duvall (actor)
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Today in Sports History - January 5
1934 - The American and National Leagues agree on a uniform baseball.
1957 - Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers announces his retirement from baseball rather than be traded to the New York Giants.
1964 - The San Diego Chargers defeat the Boston Patriots 51-10 in the AFL Championship Game.
1971 - The Harlem Globetrotters lose 100-99 to the New Jersey Reds, snapping a 2,495-game winning streak.
1991 - Kevin Bradshaw of U.S. International sets an NCAA Division I single game basketball scoring record with 72 points.
1993 - Reggie Jackson is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1995 - Bill Fitch becomes the fifth coach in NBA history to record 850 victories.
2019 - The Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings combine for an NBA record 41 3-pointers in their contest, in which the Warriors won 127-123.
2021 - Alabama wide receiver DeVonta Smith wins the Heisman Trophy.
2022 - Australia denied entry to tennis star Novak Djokovic, who was seeking to play for a 10th Australian Open title later in the month; authorities canceled his visa because he failed to meet the requirements for an exemption to COVID-19 vaccination rules.
