This Day in History: January 5th

Here are ten interesting historical events that took place on January 5th, listed in ascending order:

1. 1477: Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold of Burgundy is defeated and killed in a conflict against Swiss and Lorraine troops.
2. 1589: Catherine de’ Medici is crowned Queen consort of France.
3. 1757: Robert-François Damiens, a French domestic servant, attempts to assassinate King Louis XV by stabbing him with a knife. The king survives, and Damiens is later executed by drawing and quartering.
4. 1781: A British naval expedition led by Benedict Arnold burns Richmond, Virginia, during the American Revolutionary War.
5. 1846: The United States House of Representatives votes to stop sharing the Oregon Territory with the United Kingdom.
6. 1889: The first successful appendectomy is performed by Dr. William W. Grant in Iowa.
7. 1895: French Captain Alfred Dreyfus, wrongly accused of treason, is publicly stripped of his rank and sentenced to life imprisonment on Devil’s Island.
8. 1914: The Ford Motor Company announces an eight-hour workday and a minimum wage of $5 for a day’s labor, leading to widespread adoption of these standards in the industry.
9. 1933: Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge begins in San Francisco.
10. 1972: U.S. President Richard Nixon signs a bill into law approving $5.5 billion in aid to North Vietnam to facilitate the return of American prisoners of war.

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