(idea) by Tem42 Wed Jan 05 2000 at 4:56:53
Predict the Future Day

January 5, 1066 - King Edward died.

1757 - Jean-Francois Damiens attempted to assassinate Louis XV of France as he was entering his carriage at Versailles. He was later executed.

1914 - Ford Motor Company proudly announced that there would be a new daily minimum wage of $5 and a (shortened to) eight-hour work day.

1919 - The Nazi Party was founded by Adolf Hitler.

1925 - Nellie Taylor Ross took up her post as governor of Wyoming and became the first woman governor in the United States.

1956 - Screen actress Grace Kelly announced to the press her marriage engagement to Monaco's Prince Ranier III.

1998 - Sonny Bono, age 62, was killed after slamming into a tree while skiing at a resort in Lake Tahoe, Nevada.

Born today:
1864 - George Washington Carver
1918 - Jeane Dixon, American clairvoyant, astrologer, columnist, and writer. 1931 - Robert Duvall (Academy Award-winning actor)
Diane Keaton, Pamela Sue Martin.
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