WHAT HAPPENED ON 5. JANUARY
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FM radio is demonstrated to the Federal Communications Commission for the first time. (5. January 1940)

The Daily Mail becomes the first transoceanic newspaper. (5. January 1944)

The Soviet Union recognizes the new pro-Soviet government of Poland. (5. January 1945)

United States President Harry S. Truman unveils his Fair Deal program. (5. January 1949)

In a speech given to the United States Congress, United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces the establishment of what will later be called the Eisenhower Doctrine. (5. January 1957)

Alexander Dubček comes to power: "Prague Spring" begins in Czechoslovakia. (5. January 1968)

The Troubles: The Royal Ulster Constabulary raid the Bogside area of Derry, damaging property and beating residents. In response, residents erect barricades and establish Free Derry. (5. January 1969)

United States President Richard Nixon orders the development of a Space Shuttle program. (5. January 1972)

An earthquake in Lima, Peru, kills six people, and damages hundreds of houses. (5. January 1974)

Warmest reliably measured temperature in Antarctica of +59 °F (+15 °C) recorded at Vanda Station (5. January 1974)

The Tasman Bridge in Tasmania, Australia, is struck by the bulk ore carrier Lake Illawarra, killing twelve people. (5. January 1975)

The Khmer Rouge proclaim the Constitution of Democratic Kampuchea. (5. January 1976)

The Troubles: In response to the killing of six Catholics the night before, gunmen shoot dead ten Protestant civilians after stopping their minibus at Kingsmill in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK. (5. January 1976)

Georgian forces enter Tskhinvali, the capital of South Ossetia, Georgia, opening the 1991–1992 South Ossetia War. (5. January 1991)

The oil tanker MV Braer runs aground on the coast of the Shetland Islands, spilling 84,700 tons of crude oil. (5. January 1993)

Eris, the largest known dwarf planet in the Solar System, is discovered by the team of Michael E. Brown, Chad Trujillo, and David L. Rabinowitz using images originally taken on October 21, 2003, at the Palomar Observatory. (5. January 2005)