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Historical Events on January 5

  • Richmond, Virginia

    1781

    American Revolutionary War: Richmond, Virginia, is burned by British naval forces led by Benedict Arnold.

  • Dreyfus affair

    1895

    Dreyfus affair: French army officer Alfred Dreyfus is stripped of his rank and sentenced to life imprisonment on Devil's Island.

  • Battle of Lemnos (1913)

    1913

    First Balkan War: During the Battle of Lemnos, 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.

  • Ford Motor Company

    1914

    The Ford Motor Company announces an eight-hour workday, but entitlement to the higher was subject to various restrictions.[1]

  • Nazi Party

    1919

    The German Workers' Party, which would become the Nazi Party, is founded.

  • Soviet Union

    1945

    The Soviet Union recognizes the new pro-Soviet government of Poland.

  • Richard Nixon

    1972

    United States President Richard Nixon orders the development of a Space Shuttle program.

  • Democratic Kampuchea

    1976

    The Khmer Rouge proclaim the Constitution of Democratic Kampuchea.

  • 1991-92 South Ossetia War

    1991

    Georgian forces enter Tskhinvali, the capital of South Ossetia, Georgia, opening the 1991-92 South Ossetia War.

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