On January 5, 1896, Wilhelm Röntgen presented the X-ray. This revolutionized medical diagnosis and treatment.
The first assembly line was implemented by Ford on January 5, 1914, boosting productivity and shaping industry.
January 5, 1925, saw Nellie Tayloe Ross become the first female governor in the United States, in Wyoming.
On this day in 1933, construction began on the Golden Gate Bridge, an iconic symbol of engineering.
The Prague Spring began on January 5, 1968, marking a period of political liberalization in Czechoslovakia.
January 5, 1972, President Nixon ordered the development of the Space Shuttle program, a giant leap for space exploration.
The launch of the Deep Impact spacecraft on January 5, 2005, aimed to study the composition of comets.