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What happened in history on this day: July 5?
On July 5 in ...
- 1814 - Americans defeat British and Canadians at Chippewa, Ontario.
- 1834 - Provisional government established in Oregon Country.
- 1843 - Committee of nine appointed to establish civil government in Oregon Country, USA.
- 1861 - Engagement at Carthage, Missouri, USA.
- 1865 - William P. Wood is sworn in as first US Secret Service chief.
- 1891 - Hail kills six horses in Rapid City, South Dakota.
- 1935 - US President Franklin Roosevelt signs the National Labor Relations Act.
- 1936 - 120 degrees F (49 degrees C), Gannvalley, South Dakota (state record hot).
- 1937 - 117 degrees F (47 degrees C), Medicine Lake, Montana (state record).
- 1942 - USS Growler submarine attacks three Japanese destroyers off Kiska, Alaska, sinking one, damaging the other two.
- 1945 - American General Douglas MacArthur announces the liberation of the Philippines.
- 1950 - American and Korth Korean troops battle near Osar. Private Kenneth Shadrick of West Virginia becomes first US fatality in Korean War.
- 1951 - Junction transistor invention announced, Murray Hill, New Jersey, USA.
- 1966 - National Guard mobilizes in Omaha, Nebraska after third night of rioting.
- 1966 - Saturn I rocket launched at Cape Kennedy.
- 1971 - US 26th amendment certified (reduces voting age to 18).
- 1973 - The MGM Grand Hotel opens in Las Vegas, built at a cost of US$107 million. It features 2100 rooms, Jai-alai fronton, and 1200-seat showroom.
- 1983 - Woman gives birth to baby 84 days after brain death (Roanoke, Virginia).
- 1983 - Angela M. Buchanan's term as Treasurer of the US ends.
- 1984 - US Supreme Court weakens 70-year-old "exclusionary rule"-evidence seized.
- 1986 - The newly recognized sovereign tribe Mashantucket Pequot open a US$4 million bingo hall on tribal land in Connecticut, USA. Construction was funded by a loan from the United Arab-American Bank.
- 1986 - First Lady Nancy Reagan cuts red, white and blue ribbon; reopens Statue of Liberty to the public following an extensive refurbishing.
- 1995 - The U.S. Congress passes the Child Protection and Obscenity Enforcement Act, requiring that producers of pornography keep records of all models who are filmed or photographed. This act also requires that all models be at least 18 years of age.
- 1999 - U.S. Army Pfc. Barry Winchell is bludgeoned in his sleep at Fort Campbell, Kentucky by fellow soldiers; he dies the next day from his injuries.
Births on July 5
- 1810 - Birth of Phineas Taylor Barnum in Bethel, Connecticut, USA; circus promoter (Barnum and Bailey).
- 1904 - Birth of Don Goddard in Binghamton, New York, USA; news ancher (ABC Evening News 1958-59).
- 1904 - Birth of Milburn Stone in Bruton, Kansas, USA; actor (Doc Adams - Gunsmoke).
- 1908 - Birth of Don Dunphy in New York City, New York, USA; America's foremost announcer of boxing matches on radio and TV for over 50 years, calling more than 2,000 fights, the voice of Gillette's Friday Night Fights.
- 1913 - Birth of Smiley Lewis in Louisiana, USA; vocalist ("I Hear You Knockin'").
- 1918 - Birth of George Rochberg in Paterson, New Jersey, USA; composer (Concord Quartet).
- 1923 - Birth of John McKay in West Virginia, USA; football coach (USC, Tampa Bay Buccaneers).
- 1927 - Birth of Beverly Tyler in Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA; actress/vocalist (Shower of Stars TV show, Cavalcade of Stars, Best Foot Forward, Fireball, Lorelei Kilbourne - Big Town TV show).
- 1928 - Birth of Warren Oates in Depoy, Kentucky, USA; actor (East of Eden, Stoney Burke).
- 1929 - Birth of Katherine Helmond in Galveston, Texas, USA; actress (Soap, Mona - Who's The Boss?).
- 1936 - Birth of Shirley Knight in Goessei, Kansas, USA; actress (Endless Love, Secrets, Maggie Winters, Desperate Housewives).
- 1937 - Birth of Brooke Hayward in Los Angeles, California, USA; author (Haywire).
- 1945 - Birth of Jeffrey Kramer in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Ted Stein - Struck by Lightning).
- 1952 - Birth of Terence T "Tom" Henricks in Bryan, Ohio, USA; Lieutenant Colonel US Air Force/astronaut (STS 44).
- 1958 - Birth of Patsy Pease in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA; actress (Kimberly - Days of Our Lives).
- 1959 - Birth of Patricia Pease in Jeffers, North Carolina, USA; actress (Kimberly - Days of Our Lives).
- 1972 - Birth of Michael Bays in Enrico, California, USA; actor (Bronx Zoo, Days of Our Lives).
Deaths on July 5
- 1983 - Harry James, swing-era bandleader/trumpet player, dies in Las Vegas, Nevada.
- 1999 - Mark Sandman, lead singer of the Boston-based rock band Morphine, collapses on stage during a concert in Rome and dies of a heart attack at age 47.
- 2002 - Death of Ted Williams, American baseball player, of cardiac arrest at age 83 (born 1918).
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