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It happened on a… January 5

2020

Chinese professor Zhang Yongzhen publishes the first SARS-CoV-2 genome map online, allowing health professionals worldwide to identify COVID-19.

Iran pulls out of the 2015 nuclear deal, will not limit its uranium enrichment.

1979

Prince made his live debut at the Capri Theatre, Minneapolis.

1972

U.S. President Richard M. Nixon ordered the development of the space shuttle.

1970

Soap Opera “All My Children” premieres on ABC.

1959

“Bozo the Clown” live children’s show premieres on TV.

1940

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) got its very first demonstration of FM radio.

1933

Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge began in San Francisco.

1910

Le club athlétique Canadien hockey team play their first game, seven years before the founding of the NHL They are composed entirely of francophones.

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