On This Day in History January 5, 2019

Historical Events 1477  Battle of Nancy, Burgundy vs Switzerland, 7,000 + killed including their leader Charles Duke of Burgundy 1781  British naval expedition led by Benedict Arnold burns Richmond, Virginia 1919  National Socialist Party (Nazi) forms as German Farmers' Party 1930  Mao Zedong writes "A Single Spark Can Start a Prairie Fire" 1949  US President Harry Truman labels his administration the "Fair Deal" More Historical Events Famous Birthdays George Reeves (1914 - 1959) Jane Wyman (1917 - 2007) King C. Gillette (1855 - 1932) Konrad Adenauer (1876 - 1967) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Amelia Earhart (1897 - 1939) Calvin Coolidge (1872 - 1933)