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This is a list of selected March 5 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit.
Events. 1766 - Antonio de Ulloa, the first Spanish governor of Louisiana, arrives in New Orleans.; 1770 - Boston Massacre: Five Americans, including a black man named Crispus Attucks, and a boy are killed by British troops in an event that would contribute to the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War five years later.
1917 – The Great Atlanta fire of 1917 causes $5.5 million in damages, destroying some 300 acres including 2,000 homes, businesses and churches, displacing about 10,000 people but leading to only one fatality (due to heart attack).
The driver and 26 children die in one of the worst school bus accidents in U.S. history. [10] 1959 – Discoverer 1, an American spy satellite that is the first object intended to achieve a polar orbit, is launched but fails to achieve orbit. [11]
1641 – Guaraní forces living in the Jesuit reductions defeat bandeirantes loyal to the Portuguese Empire at the Battle of Mbororé in present-day Panambí, Argentina. [5] 1649 – The Frondeurs and the French government sign the Peace of Rueil. [6] 1702 – The Daily Courant, England's first national daily newspaper, is published for the ...
Emergency Number Day (United States) Enkutatash falls on this day if it is not a leap year. Celebrated on the first day of Mäskäräm. (Ethiopia, Eritrea, Rastafari) National Day ; Nayrouz (Coptic Orthodox Church), September 12 on leap years. September 11 attacks-related observances (United States): National Day of Service and Remembrance
5. Boeing The FAA has found multiple problems with Boeing’s production practices following a six-week audit triggered by the January 5 door plug blowout on an Alaska Airlines’ 737 Max 9.
Wikipedia:On this day/Today. Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/August 18 [ talk · edit · history ] August 18: Ghost Festival in China (2024) 684 – Second Fitna: Umayyad partisans defeated the supporters of Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr near Damascus, cementing Umayyad control of Syria. 1823 – At least 9,000 enslaved people rebelled in the ...