Today in History
What happened on the 5th of May in history?
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- 1814
British attack Ft Ontario - Oswego - NY
- 1867
Battle of Puebla-Mexicans defeat Maximilian's forces (Cinco de Mayo)
- 1891
Carnegie Hall opens in NYC with Tchaikovsky as guest conductor
- 1904
Cy Young of Boston pitches perfect game against Philadelphia
- 1908
Great White Fleet arrives in SF
- 1916
US marines invade Dominican Republic - stay until 1924
- 1922
Construction on Yankee Stadium begins
- 1925
Ty Cobb goes 6 for 6
- 1945
Netherlands liberated from Nazi control
- 1948
1st air squadron of jets aboard a carrier
- 1949
Council of Europe established
- 1955
West Germany granted full sovereignty by 3 occupying powers
- 1956
Jim Bailey - 1st 4 minute mile run in USA - Los Angeles - Ca
- 1961
Alan Shepard becomes 1st American in space (aboard Freedom 7)
- 1965
1st large-scale US Army ground units arrive in South Vietnam
- 1981
16th & final Mayor's Trophy Game - Mets beat Yanks 4-1 & hold 8-7 edge
- 1983
Bruins 5-Isles 1 - Wales Conf Championship- Isles hold 3-2 lead