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  • Richard Nixon Announces Space Shuttle Program, January 5, 1972
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    Richard Nixon Announces Space Shuttle Program, January 5, 1972

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    US President Richard Nixon announces the Space Shuttle program. Date: January 5, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 5 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today)

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  • Tasman Bridge Collision Kills 12 in Tasmania, January 5, 1975
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    Tasman Bridge Collision Kills 12 in Tasmania, January 5, 1975

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    The Tasman Bridge in Tasmania, Australia, is struck by the bulk ore carrier Lake Illawarra, killing twelve people. Date: January 5, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 5 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today)

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  • Kingsmill Massacre Kills Ten Protestant Civilians in County Armagh, January 5, 1976
    1976 events

    Kingsmill Massacre Kills Ten Protestant Civilians in County Armagh, January 5, 1976

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    The Troubles: Gunmen shoot dead ten Protestant civilians after stopping their minibus at Kingsmill in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK, allegedly as retaliation for a string of attacks on Catholic civilians in the area by Loyalists, particularly the killing of six Catholics the night before. Date: January 5, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅…

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  • Khmer Rouge Ratify Democratic Kampuchea Constitution, January 5, 1976
    1976 events

    Khmer Rouge Ratify Democratic Kampuchea Constitution, January 5, 1976

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    The Khmer Rouge announce that the new Constitution of Democratic Kampuchea is ratified. Date: January 5, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 5 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today)

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  • Somali Civil War: U.S. Embassy Evacuated by Helicopter, January 5, 1991
    1991 events

    Somali Civil War: U.S. Embassy Evacuated by Helicopter, January 5, 1991

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    Somali Civil War: The United States Embassy to Somalia in Mogadishu is evacuated by helicopter airlift days after the outbreak of violence in Mogadishu. Date: January 5, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 5 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)

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  • Georgian Forces Enter Tskhinvali, Opening South Ossetia War, January 5, 1991
    1991 events

    Georgian Forces Enter Tskhinvali, Opening South Ossetia War, January 5, 1991

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    Georgian forces enter Tskhinvali, the capital of South Ossetia, Georgia, opening the 1991–92 South Ossetia War. Date: January 5, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 5 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)

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  • 1993 events

    MV Braer Oil Spill in Shetland Islands, January 5, 1993

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    The oil tanker MV Braer runs aground on the coast of the Shetland Islands, spilling 84,700 tons of crude oil. Date: January 5, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 5 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today)

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  • 2003 events

    Tel Aviv Central Bus Station Suicide Bombing Kills 23, January 5, 2003

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    A suicide bombing at the Tel Aviv central bus station kills 23 people and injures over 100 more. Date: January 5, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 5 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today)

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  • Eris Discovered, Prompting IAU Planet Definition – January 5, 2005
    2005 events

    Eris Discovered, Prompting IAU Planet Definition – January 5, 2005

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    The dwarf planet Eris is discovered by Palomar Observatory-based astronomers, later motivating the International Astronomical Union (IAU) to define the term planet for the first time. Date: January 5, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 5 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)

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  • 2014 events

    GSAT-14 Launch Marks First Indian Cryogenic Engine Success, January 5, 2014

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    A launch of the communication satellite GSAT-14 aboard the GSLV MK.II D5 marks the first successful flight of an Indian cryogenic engine. Date: January 5, 2014 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 5 📅 Events on this day in 2014 📅 On This Day (Today)

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