What Happened on May 5

Mary Kies Receives the First Patent by a Woman in US

Mary Dixon Kies (March 21, 1752 – 1837) was an early 19th-century American who was the first recipient of a patent granted to a woman by the United... Read more

Battle of Dragoon Springs

The Battle of Dragoon Springs was a minor skirmish between a small troop of Confederate soldiers, (Company A of Governor John R. Baylor's Regiment... Read more

Battle of Williamsburg - Peninsula Campaign's First Battle

The Battle of Williamsburg, also known as the Battle of Fort Magruder, took place on May 5, 1862, in York County, James City County, and... Read more

First Cinco De Mayo

Mexican troops under General Ignacio Zaragoza successfully defended the town of Puebla on May 5, 1862, temporarily halting France's efforts to... Read more

Battle of Albemarle Sound

Description: On May 5, CSS Albemarle fought seven blockading Union ships to a draw at the mouth of the Roanoke River. Federals recaptured the... Read more

Battle of the Wilderness - Grant and Lee Meet

The Battle of the Wilderness was fought on May 5-6, 1864. It was the beginning of the Overland Campaign, the bloodiest campaign in American history... Read more

Cy Young Pitches a Perfect Game

The first perfect game in American League history was thrown by Cy Young who had his last no-hit game in the National League in 1897. His... Read more

Games of the V Olympiad Held in Stockholm, Sweden

The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1912 in... Read more

John Scopes is Arrested

On May 5, 1925, high school science teacher John Scopes was arrested for teaching evolution in one of Tennessee's public schools. Scopes had agreed... Read more

'To The Lighthouse' is Published

"To the Lighthouse" has not the formal perfection, the cohesiveness, the intense vividness of characterization that belong to "Mrs. Dalloway." It... Read more

Polish 1st Armored Division Captures German Port of Wilhelmshaven

Towards the end of July 1944 the Polish 1st Armored Division was transferred to Normandy, where it was to prove its worth during the 1944 invasion... Read more

U.S. 11th Armored Division Liberates Mauthausen Concentration Camp

During the final months before liberation, the camp's commander Franz Ziereis prepared for its defence against a possible Soviet offensive. Most of... Read more

The Simla Conference

In the summer of 1945, a conference was convened at Simla by the Viceroy, Lord Wavell, who had recently returned from England with the approval of... Read more

Montreal Canadiens win Stanley Cup

The 1966 Stanley Cup Final was contested by the Detroit Red Wings and the defending champion Montreal Canadiens. The Canadiens would win the... Read more

Parliament releases Live: P-Funk Earth Tour

Live: P-Funk Earth Tour is a 1977 Parliament live double album that documents the band's P-Funk Earth Tour of that year. The performances include... Read more

1981 NBA Finals - Celtics Defeat Rockets

The 1981 NBA World Championship Series was the championship round of the 1980-81 NBA season, pitting the Boston Celtics against the Houston... Read more

"Pixote" Is Released

Pixote: a Lei do Mais Fraco (English: Pixote: The Law of the Weakest), (1981) is a Brazilian drama film directed by Hector Babenco. The screenplay... Read more

FDA Approves Chiron's Proleukin

Treating skin cancer and kidney cancer that has spread to other parts of the body. Proleukin is an antineoplastic. It works by helping enhance... Read more

Radiohead releases first EP, Drill

Drill was the first commercial release of English alternative rock group Radiohead, still known then as "On A Friday". The EP was released on 5 May... Read more

The Twenty-seventh Amendment is ratified

The Twenty-seventh Amendment (Amendment XXVII) prohibits any law that increases or decreases the salary of members of the Congress from taking... Read more

"The Fire" - Season 5 Episode 20 of Seinfeld Premiers

"The Fire" was the eighty-fourth episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld and the 20th episode for the 5th season. It aired on May 5, 1994. Plot... Read more

Bad Religion releases No Substance

No Substance is the tenth full-length album by the punk rock band Bad Religion. It was the band's third (or fourth, if you count the reissue of... Read more

FDA Approves AstraZeneca's Iressa

IRESSA is indicated as monotherapy for the continued treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer after... Read more

Tim Duncan Wins Second Straight NBA MVP

Tim Duncan has been named NBA's Most Valuable Player for the second consecutive season. Duncan led the San Antonio Spurs to a league best record of... Read more

Mission: Impossible III released

Mission: Impossible III (also known as M:I:III) a 2006 action film, the third based on the spy-themed television series Mission: Impossible... Read more