Today in History
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1895 Alfred Dreyfus is sentenced to life imprisonment
The French artillery officer was accused of treason. He was later exonerated.
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1933 Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge begins
The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco is one of the best-known symbols of the United States.
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1968 The Prague Spring begins
The period of political liberalization in Czechoslovakia began with the election of Alexander Dubček
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1993 The oil tanker MV Braer runs aground on the coast of the Shetland Islands
The oil tanker spilled twice as much crude oil as the Exxon Valdez in 1989.
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2005 The solar system's largest known dwarf planet is discovered
The discovery of “Eris” ultimately lead to the International Astronomical Union (IAU) downgrading Pl
Births On This Day,
January, 5
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1969 Marilyn Manson
American singer-songwriter, actor, director
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1932 Umberto Eco
Italian philosopher, author
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1928 Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Pakistani politician, 4th President of Pakistan
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1876 Konrad Adenauer
German politician, Chancellor of West Germany
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1779 Stephen Decatur
American navy officer
Deaths On This Day,
January, 5
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2016 Pierre Boulez
French pianist, composer, conductor
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1970 Max Born
German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
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1933 Calvin Coolidge
American politician, 30th President of the United States
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1922 Ernest Shackleton
Irish explorer
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1589 Catherine de' Medici
Italian/French wife of Henry II of France
