#jan. 5

Prince Rainier III of Monaco and his bride-to-be, Grace Kelly, announced their engagement in the ballroom of the Waldorf on January 5, 1956.

~Happy belated birthday to this hooligan~

Patrolman Mike Curry escorts schoolchildren across the street at 144th Street and Mott Avenue, the Bronx, January 5, 1934.

Hopeful radio announcers line up for voice tests during an NBC announcing class for male employees, January 5, 1947. While Pat Kelly, right, who gives the 16-week course, stands by to assist, the students are (left to right) Henry Shenck, a page; Harvey Miller, assistant supervisor of NBC’s Guest Relations Department; Al Stetson, section secretary of the production department; Robert Keeshan, communications messenger, and Richard Krepela, page.

Ray Felix (#19) of the New York Knicks goes up for the rebound during a game against the Boston Celtics, January 5, 1956, at Madison Square Garden.

John F. Kennedy, about to take his oath of office as a senator from Massachusetts, listens to his dinner companion, Maria Carmel Attolico, at the Duchess of Windsor’s ball at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, January 5, 1953. Attolico was the daughter of the former Italian Ambassador to Germany. Hundreds of notables attended the ball, which was held for the benefit of the hospitalized veterans' music service.

Winold Reiss designed this striking Art Deco cover for the Café Bonaparte's January 5, 1930 menu.