Today is Sunday, January 5th, the fifth day of the year 2025. There are 360 days left in the year.
Today in history:
Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge began on January 5, 1933; The bridge was completed in May 1937.
Also on this date:
In 1896, an Austrian newspaper reported the discovery by German physicist Wilhelm Röntgen (RENT'-gun) of a new type of radiation, later called “Röntgen rays.”
In 1925, Democrat Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming took office as America's first female governor.
In 1953, Samuel Beckett's two-act tragicomedy “Waiting for Godot,” considered a classic of the Theater of the Absurd, premiered in Paris.
In 1957, President Dwight D. Eisenhower proposed aid to countries to help them resist communist aggression in what became known as the Eisenhower Doctrine.
In 1980, The Sugarhill Gang's “Rapper's Delight” became the first hip-hop song to reach the Billboard Top 40.
In 2022, Australia denied entry to tennis star Novak Djokovic, who was set to play for his tenth Australian Open title later that month; Authorities canceled his visa upon his arrival in Melbourne because he did not meet the requirements for an exemption from COVID-19 vaccination requirements.
Today's birthdays:
- Actor Robert Duvall is 94.
- Filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki is 84.
- Actress Diane Keaton is 79.
- Actor Vinnie Jones is 60.
- TV personality Carrie Ann Inaba is 57.
- Rock singer Marilyn Manson is 56.
- Actor and filmmaker Bradley Cooper is 50.
- Actor January Jones is 47.
- Actor Mike Faist is 33.
- Actor Walker Scobell is 16.