History for January 5 - On-This-Day.com:
Stephen Decatur 1779, George Reeves 1914, Walter 'Fritz' Mondale 1928
Robert Duvall 1930, Diane Keaton 1946, Bradley Cooper 1975 - Actor
1781 - Richmond, VA, was burned by a British naval expedition led by Benedict Arnold.
1896 - It was reported by The Austrian newspaper that Wilhelm Roentgen had discovered the type of radiation that became known as X-rays.
1914 - Ford Motor Company announced that there would be a new daily minimum wage of $5 and an eight-hour workday.
1948 - Warner Brothers-Pathe showed the very first color newsreel. The footage was of the Tournament of Roses Parade and the Rose Bowl football classic.
1956 - In the Peanuts comic strip, Snoopy walked on two legs for the first time.
1961 - "Mr. Ed" debuted. The show would run for six years.
1972 - U.S. President Richard M. Nixon ordered the development of the space shuttle.
1998 - U.S. Representative Sonny Bono died in skiing accident.
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