On This Very Day
January 5th
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- 1859
North Star, first steamboat, sails up the northern Red River in America.
- 1886
'Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' by Stevenson published.
- 1896
'Die Presse' announces Wilhelm Röntgen's discovery of X-rays.
- 1933
Construction of the iconic Golden Gate Bridge begins in San Francisco.
- 1639
Virginia orders destruction of half its tobacco crop to stabilize prices. View Post →
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