What happend on 5th January

04.01
06.01
1975

The Tasman Bridge in Tasmania, Australia, is struck by the bulk ore carrier Lake Illawarra, killing twelve people.

1974

An earthquake in Lima, Peru kills six, and damages 100s of houses.

1973

Netherlands recognizes East Germany.

1972

President of the United States Richard Nixon orders the development of a space shuttle program.

1970

Soap opera: All My Children premieres.

1968

Alexander Dubček comes to power, "Prague Spring" begins in Czechoslovakia.

1964

Pope Paul VI meets the Greek patriarch Athenagoras I in Jerusalem, the first meeting of Catholic and Orthodox Christianity leaders since 1439.

1961

Television: Mr. Ed debuts.

1957

Major league baseballer Jackie Robinson retires.

1956

Elvis Presley records "Heartbreak Hotel."