01-05-2005, 06:34 AM
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January 5th
1500 ~ Duke Ludovico Sforza conquered Milan.
1781 ~ American Revolutionary War: Richmond, Virginia was burned by British naval forces led by Benedict Arnold.
1896 ~ An Austrian newspaper reported that Wilhelm Roentgen discovered a type of radiation later known as X-rays.
1900 ~ Irish leader John Edward Redmond called for a revolt against British rule.
1914 ~ Ford Motor Company announced an eight-hour workday and a minimum wage of $5 for a day's labor.
1943 ~ Death of George Washington Carver, American educator, activist, botanist.
1964 ~ Pope Paul VI met the Greek patriarch Athenagoras I in Jerusalem, the first meeting of Catholic and Orthodox Christianity leaders since 1439.
1972 ~ President of the United States Richard Nixon ordered the development of a space shuttle program.
1997 ~ Withdrawal of Russian forces from Chechnya.
2000 ~ The 1st day of the 2000 Al Qaeda Summit.
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