Tuesday, January 5, 2016

Today in History January 5th

1914  Henry Ford introduced the $5-a-day minimum wage.

1925  Nellie Tayloe Ross became the first woman governor of a state (Wyoming).

1972  President Nixon ordered the development of the space shuttle.

2000  INS Commissioner Doris Meissner ruled that 6-year-old Elian Gonzalez must be returned to Cuba.

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