Re: Bakers Dozen 2015.4 : Tue Jan 05, 2016 9:34 pm
13 historical events which took place on January 5 ...1. 1066 – Edward the Confessor dies childless, sparking a succession crisis that will eventually lead to the Norman conquest of England
2. 1836 - Davy Crockett arrives in Texas, just in time for the Alamo
3. 1919 – The German Workers' Party, which would become the Nazi Party, is founded
4. 1978 - Start of the Sex Pistols final tour in Atlanta, Georgia
5. 1972 – United States President Richard Nixon orders the development of a Space Shuttle program
6. 1984 - Greg Chappell scores 182* in his last Test innings
7. 1933 – Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge begins in San Francisco Bay