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January 5

3 sourced moments from January 5 in history: Nellie Tayloe Ross becomes the first woman U.S. governor (1925); Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge begins (1933); and Nixon's 1972 Space Shuttle promised cheap, routine spaceflight.

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3 things happened on January 5

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1972 Space · Space Exploration

Nixon's 1972 Space Shuttle promised cheap, routine spaceflight

On January 5, 1972, Nixon approved a reusable shuttle meant to fly every two weeks. It flew 135 times in 30 years.

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1933 Technology · Engineering

Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge begins

Crews broke ground on a span many engineers had insisted could never be built across the Golden Gate.

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1925 Society & Economy · Politics & Law

Nellie Tayloe Ross becomes the first woman U.S. governor

Wyoming inaugurated the first woman ever to serve as a U.S. state governor, weeks ahead of Texas.

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