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