January 5 is the fifth day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 360 days remain until the end of the year (361 in leap years).

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January 5th is the fifth day in the Gregorian calendar. On this day, Richmond, Virginia was burned by British forces led by Benedict Arnold during the Revolutionary War, Ford announced an eight-hour workday and minimum $5 daily wage, and construction on the Golden Gate Bridge started.

January 5, 1592 - January 22, 1666 Shah Jahān was the Mughal emperor of India (1628–58) who built the Taj Mahal. He was the third son of the Mughal emperor Jahāngīr and the Rajput princess Manmati.

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1914 - Ford Motor Company announced that there would be a new daily minimum wage of $5 and an eight-hour workday. 1933 - In California, construction of the Golden Gate Bridge began. 1934 - Both the National and American baseball leagues decided to use a uniform-size baseball.