August 5 - The day in History

August 5 : General Interest 2002: Divers recover U.S.S. Monitor turret On this day in 2002, the rusty iron gun turret of the U.S.S. Monitor broke from the water and into the daylight for the first time in 140 years... read more American Revolution 1779 : DeLancey and Hull battle for the Bronx http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/delancey-and-hull-battle-for-the-bronx Automotive 1914 : First electric traffic signal installed http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-electric-traffic-signal-installed Civil War 1864 : Union scores a victory at the Battle of Mobile Bay http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-mobile-bay Cold War 1963 : Nuclear Test Ban Treaty signed http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nuclear-test-ban-treaty-signed Crime 1998 : Mother charged with smothering her eight children http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mother-charged-with-smothering-her-eight-children Disaster 1948 : Earthquake causes deadly landslides in Ecuador http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/earthquake-causes-deadly-landslides-in-ecuador General Interest 1858 : First transatlantic telegraph cable completed http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-transatlantic-telegraph-cable-completed 1962 : Marilyn Monroe is found dead http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/marilyn-monroe-is-found-dead 1981 : Reagan fires 11,359 air-traffic controllers http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/reagan-fires-11359-air-traffic-controllers Hollywood 1983 : Risky Business debuts, launches Cruise to stardom http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/risky-business-debuts-launches-cruise-to-stardom Literary 1850 : Guy de Maupassant's birthday http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/guy-de-maupassants-birthday Music 1957 : American Bandstand goes national http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/american-bandstand-goes-national Old West 1953 : Texas Ranger Ira Aten dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/texas-ranger-ira-aten-dies Presidential 1861 : Lincoln imposes first federal income tax http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lincoln-imposes-first-federal-income-tax Sports 1976 : NBA merges with ABA http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nba-merges-with-aba Vietnam War 1964 : Navy flies retaliatory strikes against North Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/navy-flies-retaliatory-strikes-against-north-vietnam 1974 : Congress cuts military aid to South Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-cuts-military-aid-to-south-vietnam World War I 1914 : German assault on Liege begins first battle of World War I http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/german-assault-on-liege-begins-first-battle-of-world-war-i World War II 1944 : Hundreds of Jews are freed from forced labor in Warsaw http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hundreds-of-jews-are-freed-from-forced-labor-in-warsaw

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