Event:
A day before the U.S. Senate will vote on extending emergency unemployment benefits, Gene Sperling, Director of the White House National Economic Council publicly promoted the case for extending benefits
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
