What Happened on Sep 5
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The First Continental Congress
The first Continental Congress met in Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia, from September 5, to October 26, 1774. Carpenter's Hall was also the seat... Read more
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Battle of the Chesapeake
When the British fleet of 19 ships, now under Graves's command, arrived back at the Chesapeake on the morning of September 5, they found 25 French... Read more
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Jesse James Is Born
The infamous Jesse James was born on September 5, 1847. At seventeen, James left his native Missouri to fight as a Confederate guerilla in the... Read more
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Great Thumb Forest Fire
In the Lower Peninsula of the state of Michigan, a widespread drought had begun to dry out pastures, crops, wells and, eventually, forests. The... Read more
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The First Labor Day Parade
On September 5, 1882, some 10,000 workers assembled in New York City to participate in America's first Labor Day parade. After marching from City... Read more
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Theatre Royal Fire
On the 5th September 1887, on the first night of a romantic comedy called Romany Rye, and with an audience of 800, a naked gas flame ignited some... Read more
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Battle of La Fere Champenoise
French Ninth Army, 120,000 Corps of Fifth French Army, 40,000 General Ferdinand Foch, Commander General Grosetti General Humbert German... Read more
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Battle of the Ourcq
Allied Forces, 515,000 Sixth French Army, 175,000 General Maunoury, Commander General Pau, Chief of Staff Paris Garrison, 50,000 General... Read more
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First Battle of the Marne (the Miracle of the Marne)
The Battle of the Marne (French: 1re Bataille de la Marne) (also known as the Miracle of the Marne) was a First World War battle fought between the... Read more
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Battle Of Flers-Courcelette
The Battle of Flers-Courcelette, which began on 15 September 1916 and lasted for one week, was the third and last of the large-scale offensives... Read more
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1918 World Series
The 1918 World Series featured the Boston Red Sox, who defeated the Chicago Cubs four games to two. The Series victory for the Red Sox was their... Read more
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"One Night Of Love" Is Released
One Night of Love is a 1934 musical romance, set in the opera world, starring Grace Moore and Tullio Carminati. It was written by James Gow, S.K.... Read more
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Igor Gouzenko Defects from USSR to Canada, Providing Evidence of a Soviet Spy Ring in Western Countries
Igor Sergeyevich Gouzenko (January 13, 1919, Rogachevo, Soviet Union – June 28, 1982, Mississauga, Canada) was a cipher clerk for the Soviet... Read more
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Freddie Mercury is born
Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara) (5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991) was a British musician, best known as the frontman of the rock band... Read more
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'On The Road' is Published
The story is set in the late 1940s. told in the first person by Sal Paradise, a budding writer given to ecstasies about America, hot jazz, the... Read more
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Life Magazine Publishes 'The Dangerous Summer'
The book charts the rise of Antonio Ordóñez (the son of Cayetano Ordóñez, whose exploits in the bull ring and fighting technique Hemingway had... Read more
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Eleven Israeli athletes and coaches killed in Munich massacre
The Munich massacre is an informal name for events occurred during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, when members of the Israeli... Read more
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Lynnette Fromm Attempts to Assassinate President Gerald Ford
Ford faced two assassination attempts during his presidency, occurring within three weeks of each other: while in Sacramento, California on... Read more
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"Sherman's March" Is Released
Sherman's March: A Meditation on the Possibility of Romantic Love In the South During an Era of Nuclear Weapons Proliferation is a 1986 documentary... Read more
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Alice Cooper releases Raise Your Fist and Yell
Raise Your Fist and Yell is a 1987 concept album by rock musician Alice Cooper. It features the track "Prince of Darkness", which is featured very... Read more
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Motörhead release Rock 'n' Roll
Rock 'N' Roll is the eighth album by the British band Motörhead and the first appearance of their four-piece line up of Lemmy, Phil "Philthy... Read more
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Annihilator release Alice in Hell
Alice in Hell is the first album by the Canadian thrash metal band Annihilator, released in 1989. The album was re-released twice: 1998 with 3 demo... Read more
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Rage releases Secrets in a Weird World
Secrets in a Weird World is the fourth full-length album by the German heavy metal band Rage. It was released in 1989. The album was remastered by... Read more
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Sepultura release Beneath the Remains
Beneath the Remains is the third studio album by Brazilian thrash metal band Sepultura, released in 1989. It was their first release through... Read more