Kappa Alpha Psi, the world's third-oldest and largest black fraternity, is founded at Indiana University. Date: January 5, 1911 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 5 📅 Events on this day in 1911 📅 On This Day (Today)

The sixth All-Russian Conference of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (Prague Party Conference) opens. In the course of the conference, Vladimir Lenin and his supporters break from the rest of the party to form the Bolshevik movement. Date: January 5, 1912 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 5 📅 Events…

First Balkan War: The Battle of Lemnos begins; Greek admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis forces the Turkish fleet to retreat to its base within the Dardanelles, from which it did not venture for the rest of the war. Date: January 5, 1913 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 5 📅 Events on this…

The Ford Motor Company announces an eight-hour workday and minimum daily wage of $5 in salary plus bonuses. Date: January 5, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 5 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On This Day (Today)

The German Workers' Party, which would become the Nazi Party, is founded in Munich. Date: January 5, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 5 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This Day (Today)

Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming becomes the first female governor in the United States. Date: January 5, 1925 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 5 📅 Events on this day in 1925 📅 On This Day (Today)

Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge begins in San Francisco Bay. Date: January 5, 1933 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 5 📅 Events on this day in 1933 📅 On This Day (Today)

Amy Johnson, a 37-year-old pilot and the first woman to fly solo from London to Australia, disappears after bailing out of her plane over the River Thames, and is presumed dead. Date: January 5, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 5 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On…

The Daily Mail becomes the first major London newspaper to be published on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. Date: January 5, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 5 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Soviet Union recognizes the new pro-Soviet Provisional Government of the Republic of Poland. Date: January 5, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 5 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)