November 5 - The Day in History

November 5 : General Interest 1994: George Foreman becomes oldest heavyweight champ On this day in 1994, George Foreman, age 45, becomes boxing's oldest heavyweight champion when he defeats 26-year-old Michael Moorer in the 10th round of their WBA fight in Las Vegas... read more American Revolution 1775 : Washington condemns Guy Fawkes festivities http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/washington-condemns-guy-fawkes-festivities Automotive 1895 : George Selden patents gas-powered car http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/george-selden-patents-gas-powered-car Civil War 1862 : President Lincoln removes General McClellan http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lincoln-removes-mcclellan Cold War 1968 : Richard Nixon elected president http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/richard-nixon-elected-president Crime 2009 : Army major kills 13 people in Fort Hood shooting spree http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/army-major-kills-13-people-in-fort-hood-shooting-spree Disaster 1991 : Philippines struggles with severe flooding http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/philippines-struggles-with-severe-flooding General Interest 1556 : Mughal victory assures Akbar's ascension http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mughal-victory-assures-akbars-ascension 1605 : King James learns of gunpowder plot http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/king-james-learns-of-gunpowder-plot 1912 : Wilson wins landslide victory http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/wilson-wins-landslide-victory 1930 : An American Nobel Prize in Literature http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/an-american-nobel-prize-in-literature 1990 : Jewish extremist assassinated in New York http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jewish-extremist-assassinated-in-new-york Hollywood 2007 : Writers strike stalls production of TV shows, movies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/writers-strike-stalls-production-of-tv-shows-movies Literary 1893 : Willa Cather starts writing for the Nebraska State Journal http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/willa-cather-starts-writing-for-the-nebraska-state-journal Music 1938 : Samuel Barber's Adagio For Strings receives its world premiere on NBC radio http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/samuel-barber39s-adagio-for-strings-receives-its-world-premiere-on-nbc-radio Old West 1862 : 300 Santee Sioux sentenced to hang in Minnesota http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/300-santee-sioux-sentenced-to-hang-in-minnesota Presidential 1977 : George W. Bush marries Laura Welch in Midland, Texas http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/george-w-bush-marries-laura-welch-in-midland-texas Sports 1994 : George Foreman becomes oldest heavyweight champ in history http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/george-foreman-becomes-oldest-heavyweight-champ-in-history Vietnam War 1968 : Nixon wins presidential election http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nixon-wins-presidential-election 1970 : U.S. combat deaths down http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-combat-deaths-down World War I 1914 : Battle of Tanga ends in defeat for British colonial troops http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-tanga-ends-in-defeat-for-british-colonial-troops World War II 1940 : FDR re-elected president http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fdr-re-elected-president

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