January 5 in Pop Culture History
1889 – The word hamburger first appeared in print in the Walla Walla Union, a Walla Walla, Washington, newspaper.
1905 – The National Association of Audubon Society incorporated.
1914 – The Ford Motor Company announced an eight-hour workday and that it would pay a “living wage” of at least $5 for a day’s labor.
1933 – San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge construction began
1945 – Pepe LePew debuted in Warner Brother’s Odor-able Kitty
1949 – President Harry S Truman labeled his administration the “Fair Deal”
1957 – Dodgers’ Jackie Robinson retired rather than be traded to New York Giants
1971 – Former boxing heavyweight champion “Sonny” Liston’s (36) corpse found (he probably died Dec 30, 1970)
1975 – The Wiz (Broadway Musical) Opened on January 5, 1975 and Closed: January 28, 1979
1991 – #1 Hit January 5, 1991 – January 18, 1991: Madonna – Justify My Love
1998 – Vandals decapitated Copenhagen’s Little Mermaid
1970 – All My Children premiered on ABC
1980 – #1 Hit January 5, 1980 – January 18, 1980: KC and the Sunshine Band – Please Don’t Go
1991 – Blossom debuted on NBC
1995 – Daytime soap opera All My Children celebrated its 25th anniversary.
2008 – #1 Hit January 5, 2008 – March 14, 2008: Flo Rida featuring T-Pain – Low