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January 5

A German newspaper reported German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen's discovery of X-rays.

Henry Ford introduced the $5-a-day minimum wage.

Nellie Tayloe Ross became the first woman governor of a state (Wyoming).

President Nixon ordered the development of the space shuttle.

INS Commissioner Doris Meissner ruled that 6-year-old Elian Gonzalez must be returned to Cuba.

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