What happened in history on this day: March 5?
On March 5 in ...
- 1845 - US Congress appropriates $30,000 to ship camels to western US.
- 1856 - Georgia becomes first US state to regulate railroads.
- 1862 - US troops under Brigadier-General Wright occupy Fernandina, Florida.
- 1877 - Rutherford B Hayes inaugurated as 19th US President.
- 1894 - Seattle, Washington, authorizes first municipal employment office in US.
- 1897 - American Negro Academy forms.
- 1900 - American Hall of Fame is founded.
- 1923 - Montana and Nevada become first states to enact old age pension laws.
- 1924 - Computing-Tabulating-Recording Corp becomes IBM.
- 1927 - 1,000 US marines land in China to protect American property.
- 1934 - Mother-in-law's day first celebrated (Amarillo, Texas).
- 1935 - First premature baby health law in US (Chicago, Illinois).
- 1945 - US 7th Army Corps captures Cologne.
- 1946 - Winston Churchill delivers a "Sinews of Peace" address at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, USA. "From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended cross the continent..." first time said, generally considered to mark the start of the Cold War.
- 1948 - US rocket flies record 4800kph to 126km height.
- 1958 - Explorer 2 fails to reach Earth orbit.
- 1959 - Iran and US sign economic and military treaty.
- 1962 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1966 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1968 - US launches Solar Explorer 2 to study the Sun.
- 1970 - Three SDS Weathermen terrorist group bomb 18 West 11th Steet in New York City, New York.
- 1973 - The US Treasury calls for new designs for the half dollar and the dollar coins for the 1976 American bicentennial.
- 1975 - The Homebrew Computer Club, an early computer hobbyist club in Silicon Valley, meets for the first time. Its members include several future high-profile hackers and IT entrepreneurs, including the founders of Apple Inc.
- 1978 - Landsat 3 launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
- 1984 - US Supreme Court rules 5-4 that city may use public money for Nativity scene.
- 1989 - 19th Easter Seal Telethon raises US$37,002,000.
- 1994 - A gunman takes eight people hostage in the Salt Lake City Public Library in Utah.
- 1995 - 21st People's Choice Awards: Tim Allen wins.
- 2003 - The Supreme Court of the United States, by a 5-4 margin, upholds California's "three strikes and you're out" law.
- 2006 - The 2006 Academy Awards are held, with film Crash winning Best Picture.
Births on March 5
- 1840 - Birth of Constance Fenimore Woolson in Claremont, New Hampshire, USA; writer (Jupiter Lights).
- 1853 - Birth of Arthur W Foote in Salem, Massachusetts, USA; organist/composer (Suite for Strings in E).
- 1891 - Birth of Harold Ogden "Chic" Johnson in Chicago, Illinois, USA; comedian (Olsen and Johnson).
- 1903 - Birth of Lowell Peters in Cleveland, Tennessee, USA; vocalist (Southernaires).
- 1917 - Birth of Virginia Christine in Stanton, Iowa, USA; actress (Tales of Wells Fargo).
- 1922 - Birth of James Noble in Dallas, Texas, USA; actor (Governor Gatling - Benson).
- 1927 - Birth of Jack [John Joseph Edward] Cassidy in Richmond Hill, New York, USA; actor (Oscar/Jetman - He and She).
- 1929 - Birth of Joan Shawlee in Forest Hills, New York, USA; actress (Prehistoric Women).
- 1933 - Birth of Arlen Dean Snyder in Rice, Kansas, USA; actor (Trauma Center).
- 1934 - Birth of James B Sikking in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Hill Street Blues, Star Trek III, Doogie Howser).
- 1936 - Birth of Dale Douglass in Wewoka, Oklahoma, USA; PGA golfer (1970 Phoenix Open).
- 1936 - Birth of Dean Stockwell in Hollywood, California, USA; actor (Quantum Leap, Blue Velvet).
- 1938 - Birth of Fred "Hammer" Williamson in Gary, Indiana, USA; NFL player (Kansas City Chiefs), actor (Julia).
- 1944 - Birth of Paul Sands in Los Angeles, California, USA; comedian/actor (SCTV, Story Theater, St. Elsewhere).
- 1946 - Birth of Michael Warren in South Bend, Indiana, USA; actor (Bobby Hill - Hill Street Blues).
- 1946 - Birth of Rocky Bleier in Wisconsin, USA; NFL running back (Pittsburgh Steelers).
- 1947 - Birth of Eddie Hodges in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA; actor/singer (High Hopes, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn).
- 1950 - Birth of Eugene Fodor in Turkey Creek, Colorado, USA; violinist (1972 Paganini Award, 1974 Tchaikovsky Award).
- 1950 - Birth of Harvey Jacob Alperin in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; actor (Cocktail).
- 1953 - Birth of Russel D Feingold; American politician (Senator-Democrat-Wisconsin).
- 1955 - Birth of Penn Jillette in Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA; magician (Penn and Teller - Penn and Teller are Dead).
- 1957 - Birth of Tim Holden; American politician (Representative-Democrat-Pennsylvania).
- 1962 - Birth of Robert L Curbeam Junior in Baltimore, Maryland, USA; astronaut (STS 85, sk-99).
- 1966 - Birth of Tracy Kerdyk in Coral Gables, Florida, USA; LPGA golfer (1995 JAL Big Apple).
- 1968 - Birth of Marq Mellor in Long Island, New York, USA; field hockey forward (Olympics-1996).
- 1968 - Birth of Shjon Podein in Rochester, Minnesota, USA; NHL left wing (Philadelphia Flyers).
- 1971 - Birth of Amy Peistrup-Matthews in Arlington Heights, Illinois, USA; WPVA volleyball player (Old Orchard-17-1995).
- 1971 - Birth of Brian Hunter in Portland, Oregon, USA; outfielder (Houston Astros).
- 1971 - Birth of Chad Fonville in Jacksonville, North Carolina, USA; infielder (Los Angeles Dodgers).
- 1974 - Birth of Brad Schumacher; American 400 metre/800 metre freestyle (Olympics-gold-1996).
- 1977 - Birth of Natalie Bevins; Miss West Virginia-USA (1997).
- 1978 - Birth of Kimberly McCullough in Bellflower, California; actress (Robin - General Hospital).
Deaths on March 5
- 1966 - Enrique E Ecker, Curaçaos/US bacteriologist, dies at age 79.
- 1980 - Jay Silverheels, American actor (Tonto - Lone Ranger), dies at age 60 (born 1912).
- 1982 - John Belushi, American actor/comedian (Saturday Night Live), dies of drug overdose at age 33 (born 1949).
- 1984 - Michael Sklar, California, comedian (Laugh-in, Sha Na Na), dies at age 39.
- 1984 - William Powell, American actor (My Man Godfrey), dies at age 91 (born 1892).
- 1990 - Gloria Carter Spann, President Carter's sister, dies at age 63 from cancer.
- 1992 - Andrew Samuel, child actor (Our Gang), dies at age 82.
- 2008 - Death of Joseph Weizenbaum at age 85 of stomach cancer; computer scientist, MIT professor (creator of Eliza psychotherapist software in 1966).
- 2013 - Death of Paul Bearer, American professional wrestling manager (born 1954).
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