Event:
2 French TV newsmen arrested for trying to plant fake bombs on 3 airlines at JFK airport in security test
More Notable Events on January 5:
1998 Ice storm knocks out electricity in Quebec and Ontario
1993 Reggie Jackson elected to Hall of Fame
1972 President Nixon signs a bill for NASA to begin research on manned shuttle
1909 Colombia recognizes Panama's independence
1836 Davy Crockett arrives in Texas, just in time for the Alamo
