December 5 in History: From Ukraine's first president to US's Gold Rush and more
| Updated: Dec 05, 2020, 12:06 PM IST
Today, the first president of Ukraine was elected.
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gold rush
US President Polk triggers Gold Rush
(Photograph:WION)
ARPANET network
Four-node ARPANET network is established
(Photograph:WION)
Leonid Kravchuk
Leonid Kravchuk is elected as first president of Ukraine
(Photograph:WION)
Civil Partnership Act
UK's Civil Partnership Act of 2004 comes into force
(Photograph:WION)
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Russia banned from Olympics
International Olympic Committee bans Russia from 2018 Winter Games