January 5 - The Day in History

January 5 : General Interest 1933: Golden Gate Bridge is born On January 5, 1933, construction begins on the Golden Gate Bridge, as workers began excavating 3.25 million cubic feet of dirt for the structure's huge anchorages... read more American Revolution 1781 : Benedict Arnold captures and destroys Richmond http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/benedict-arnold-captures-and-destroys-richmond Automotive 1933 : Construction begins on Golden Gate Bridge http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/construction-begins-on-golden-gate-bridge Civil War 1861 : Star of the West leaves for Fort Sumter http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/star-of-the-west-leaves-for-fort-sumter Cold War 1957 : Eisenhower proposes new Middle East policy http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/eisenhower-proposes-new-middle-east-policy Crime 1970 : The United Mine Workers Killings http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-united-mine-workers-killings Disaster 1982 : Landslides kill 33 in California http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/landslides-kill-33-in-california General Interest 1643 : First divorce in the colonies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-divorce-in-the-colonies 1895 : Dreyfus Affair in France http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dreyfus-affair-in-france 1945 : Kamikaze pilots get first order http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/kamikaze-pilots-get-first-order 1968 : Prague Spring begins in Czechoslovakia http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/prague-spring-begins-in-czechoslovakia 1976 : Pol Pot renames Cambodia http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pol-pot-renames-cambodia 1994 : Former Speaker Thomas P. Tip O'Neill dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/former-speaker-thomas-p-tip-oneill-dies Hollywood 1998 : Sonny Bono killed in skiing accident http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sonny-bono-killed-in-skiing-accident Literary 1825 : Alexandre Dumas pere fights a duel http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/alexandre-dumas-pere-fights-a-duel Music 1980 : The Sugarhill Gang's "Rapper's Delight" becomes hip-hop's first Top 40 hit http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-sugarhill-gang39s-quotrapper39s-delightquot-becomes-hip-hop39s-first-top-40-hit Old West 1846 : House resolves to stop sharing Oregon http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/house-resolves-to-stop-sharing-oregon Presidential 1949 : Truman delivers his Fair Deal speech http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/truman-delivers-his-fair-deal-speech 1972 : Nixon launches the space shuttle program http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nixon-launches-the-space-shuttle-program Sports 1920 : New York Yankees announce purchase of Babe Ruth http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/new-york-yankees-announce-purchase-of-babe-ruth Vietnam War 1967 : Amphibious operations conducted in the Mekong Delta http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/amphibious-operations-conducted-in-the-mekong-delta 1969 : Lodge succeeds Harriman as chief negotiator http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lodge-succeeds-harriman-as-chief-negotiator World War I 1916 : First conscription bill is introduced in British parliament http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-conscription-bill-is-introduced-in-british-parliament World War II 1945 : Soviets recognize pro-Soviet Polish Provisional Government http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soviets-recognize-pro-soviet-polish-provisional-government

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