Irish nationalist leader John Edward Redmond calls for revolt against British rule. John Edward Redmond was one of the most influential Irish nationalist leaders of…
Tag: 5 January
5 January 1933
Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge begins in San Francisco Bay. The Golden Gate Bridge, an iconic symbol of San Francisco and an engineering marvel,…
5 January 1976
The Khmer Rouge announce that the new Constitution of Democratic Kampuchea is ratified. Democratic Kampuchea refers to the official name of Cambodia under the leadership…
5 January 1993
The oil tanker MV Braer runs aground on the coast of the Shetland Islands, spilling 84,700 tons of crude oil.
5 January 1975
The Tasman Bridge in Tasmania, Australia, is struck by the bulk ore carrier Lake Illawarra, killing twelve people [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasman_Bridge_disaster’]
5 January 1919
The German Workers Party is founded. It later becomes the Nazi Party. On 5 January 1919, the German Workers’ Party was founded in Munich in…
5 January 1968
The “Prague Spring” begins in Czechoslovakia. On the 5th January 1968, the Prague Spring began when Alexander Dub?ek became the new First Secretary of the…
5 January 1949
President Harry S. Truman announces his Fair Deal program. On January 05, 1949, President Harry S. Truman announces, in his State of the Union address,…