January 5, construction of the Golden Gate Bridge begins

Today is Sunday, January 5, the fifth day of the year 2025. There are 360 ​​days left in the year.

Today in history:

On January 5, 1933, construction of the Golden Gate Bridge began; the bridge was completed in May 1937.

Also on this date:

In 1896, an Austrian newspaper reported the discovery by German physicist Wilhelm Röntgen (RENT’-gun) of a new type of radiation called “X-rays.”

In 1925, Democrat Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming became the first female governor of the United States.

In 1953, Samuel Beckett’s two-act tragicomedy “Waiting for Godot”, considered a classic of the Theater of the Absurd, was created in Paris.

In 1957, President Dwight D. Eisenhower proposed helping countries resist communist aggression under what became known as the Eisenhower Doctrine.

In 1980, the Sugarhill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight” became the first hip-hop song to reach the Billboard Top 40.

In 2022, Australia denied entry to tennis star Novak Djokovic, who was seeking to play for a 10th title at the Australian Open later that month; Authorities canceled his visa upon his arrival in Melbourne because he did not meet the requirements for exemption from COVID-19 vaccination rules.

Today’s birthdays:

• Actor Robert Duvall is 94 years old.
• Filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki is 84 years old.
• Actress Diane Keaton is 79 years old.
• Actor Vinnie Jones is 60 years old.
• Television personality Carrie Ann Inaba is 57 years old.
• Rock singer Marilyn Manson is 56 years old.
• Actor and filmmaker Bradley Cooper is 50 years old.
• Actor January Jones is 47 years old.
• Actor Mike Faist is 33 years old.
• Actor Walker Scobell is 16 years old.