What Happened on Aug 5

The Spanish Ship San Carlos Enters The San Francisco Bay

On August 5, 1775, the Spanish ship San Carlos, commanded by Juan Manuel de Ayala, entered what would soon be called San Francisco Bay. Unnoticed... Read more

Julia Archibald Holmes Becomes The First Woman To Reach Pikes Peak

On August 5, 1858, Julia Archibald Holmes became the first woman on record to reach the summit of Pikes Peak. She, her husband James Holmes, and... Read more

Battle of Athens - Union and CSA Forces Approach Iowa

The Battle of Athens was an American Civil War skirmish that took place in northeast Missouri in 1861 near present Revere and southeast Iowa along... Read more

Battle of Baton Rouge - Confederates Attempt to Recapture Capital City

Description: In an attempt to regain control of the state, Confederates wished to recapture the capital at Baton Rouge. Maj. Gen. John C.... Read more

Battle of Utoy Creek

Description: After failing to envelop Hood’s left flank at Ezra Church, Sherman still wanted to extend his right flank to hit the railroad between... Read more

Battle of Guayama

After the town of Yauco was taken, Major General Nelson A. Miles decided to attack the City of Ponce by sea and by land. General Garretson's 6th... Read more

Montenegro Declares War on Austria-Hungary

Montenegrin Army, 40,000 General Yukovitch King Nicholas Austrian Army, 60,000 General Ermolli General Koevess MONTENEGRO, the poorest... Read more

Galveston Hurricane of 1915

The 1915 Galveston Hurricane was a deadly hurricane that struck Leeward Islands, Hispanola, Cuba and Texas, in mid August of the 1915 Atlantic... Read more

Clyde Barrow Kills A Deputy

On August 5, 1932, while Parker was visiting her mother, Barrow, Hamilton and Everett Milligan were drinking alcohol at a country dance in... Read more

Wola Massacre

The Wola massacre (Polish: Rzeź Woli, "Wola slaughter") (August 5-August 8, 1944 in Wola, Warsaw) was the scene of the largest single massacre in... Read more

The Great Earthquake of 1949

Ambato was completely destroyed by a large earthquake on the afternoon of 5 August 1949. Tragically, the entire city and surrounding villages were... Read more

"From Here To Eternity" Is Released

From Here to Eternity is a 1953 drama film based on the novel of the same name by James Jones. It deals with the troubles of soldiers, played by... Read more

Marilyn Monroe Dies

At only 36 years old, Marilyn Monroe died on August 5, 1962, at her Los Angeles home. An empty bottle of sleeping pills were found by her bed.... Read more

Nelson Mandela arrested for leaving country illegally

On 5 August 1962 Mandela was arrested after living on the run for seventeen months, and was imprisoned in the Johannesburg Fort.[38] The arrest was... Read more

The Beatles release Revolver

Revolver is often cited as one of the greatest albums in rock music history. In 1997, it was named the 3rd greatest album of all time in a Music of... Read more

Pink Floyd releases The Piper at the Gates of Dawn

The Piper at the Gates of Dawn is Pink Floyd's debut album and the only one made under Syd Barrett's leadership—although he made some contributions... Read more

Ronald Reagan Announces Candidacy for 1968 Presidential Nomination

The 1968 National Convention of the Republican Party of the United States was held in at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami Beach, Dade... Read more

Chicagofest 1981

I had a random concert conversation with a colleague of mine, Jonathan. He asked me if I could guess which Chicago venue he had seen Cheap Trick in... Read more

"Risky Business" Is Released

Risky Business is a 1983 comedy-drama film written by Paul Brickman in his directorial debut. It is best known for being the film that launched Tom... Read more

Airheads released

Airheads is a 1994 American heavy metal crime comedy film written by Rich Wilkes and directed by Michael Lehmann. It stars Brendan Fraser, Adam... Read more

Coldplay releases "In My Place" single

"In My Place" is a song by English alternative rock band Coldplay. The song was written collaboratively by all the band members for their second... Read more

Skid Row release Thickskin

Thickskin is the fourth full-length studio album released by Skid Row, and first to feature Sebastian Bach replacement Johnny Solinger and both... Read more

2006 Amsterdam Gay Pride Parade

This weekend marks the highlight of the gay calendar in Amsterdam, Gay Pride Amsterdam, also known as Amsterdam Pride. As one of the most popular... Read more

Boston Red Sox defeat Seattle Mariners, 9-2

SEATTLE -- Finally, it seemed, the Red Sox had put the "safe" back in Safeco. They'd throttled Ichiro, cracked the Mariners' vaunted bullpen,... Read more

Entourage Season 4 Episode 8 - Gary's Desk

Now that E's leapt off of Vince's mountain-climbing movie because of Walsh, he decides to jumpstart his management company with some office space.... Read more