November 5 - This 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... 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