Jan. 5th, This Day in Providential History.

Here just a few of the things that happened today in history.

In 1759 George Washington marries Martha Dandridge Custis
In 1846 The US House of Representatives votes to stop sharing the Oregon Territory with the UK.
In 1972 U.S. President Richard Nixon orders the development of a Space Shuttle program.
In 2006 Eris the largest known Dwarf Planet in the solar system, is discovered by the team of Micheal Brown, Chad Trujilo and David Rabinowitz using images originally taken on October 21, 2003, at the Palomar Observatory.
In 1943 George Washington Carver died.

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