Birthday December 05, 1782 Martin Van Buren, (D), 8th pres (1837-41)
Birthday December 05, 1782 Van Buren is born
Birthday December 05, 1839 George Armstrong Custer, of Little Big Horn fame
Birthday December 05, 1839 George Custer born
Birthday December 05, 1871 Rodeo star Bill Pickett born in Texas
Birthday December 05, 1901 Walter Elias Disney, father of Mickey Mouse
Birthday December 05, 1901 Werner Heisenberg, discoverer of uncertainty (Nobel 1932)
Birthday December 05, 1902 Strom Thurmond, (D/R-Sen-SC)
Birthday December 05, 1903 Cecil Frank Powell, English physicist, discovered pion (Nobel 1950)
Birthday December 05, 1905 Otto Preminger, movie director, producer (Laura, Exodus)
Birthday December 05, 1947 Jugderdemidyin Gurragcha, 1st Mongolian space traveler (Soyuz 39)
Birthday December 05, 1947 Jim Plunkett, NFL quarterback
Birthday December 05, 1951 Morgan Brittany
History December 05, 1492 Columbus discovers Hispaniola
History December 05, 1776 Phi Beta Kappa is founded while army flounders
History December 05, 1776 Phi Beta Kappa 1st American scholastic fraternity founded
History December 05, 1791 Mozart dies
History December 05, 1873 The Boston Belfry Murderer kills his first victim
History December 05, 1876 Daniel C Stillson patents pipe wrench
History December 05, 1876 Hundreds die in Brooklyn theater fire
History December 05, 1915 Siege of British-occupied Kut, Mesopotamia begins
History December 05, 1933 21st Amendment ratified 18th Amendment (Prohibition) repealed
History December 05, 1933 Prohibition ends
History December 05, 1935 1st coml hydroponics operation established Montebello Ca
History December 05, 1941 American carrier Lexington heads to Midway
History December 05, 1941 Steinbeck's Sea of Cortez is published
History December 05, 1947 Joe Wolcott beats Joe Louis
History December 05, 1951 Dragnet premiers
History December 05, 1955 AFL & CIO merge
History December 05, 1964 Army Captain awarded first Medal of Honor for action in Vietnam
History December 05, 1970 North Vietnam announces it will not be intimidated by U.S. bombing
History December 05, 1970 Last segment of the Dan Ryan Expressway opens in Chicago
History December 05, 1973 Paul McCartney releases "Band on the Run" album
History December 05, 1974 Seattle Seahawks formed
History December 05, 1978 USSR and Afghanistan sign friendship treaty
History December 05, 1978 Pioneer Venus 1 begins orbiting Venus
History December 05, 1982 University Baptist Church Seattle declares sanctuary for refugees
History December 05, 1984 Eddie Murphy stars in Beverly Hills Cop
History December 05, 2000 O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack released
History December 05, 2002 Roone Arledge dies
December 05, 1782 Martin Van Buren, (D), 8th pres (1837-41)
December 05, 1782 Van Buren is born
December 05, 1839 George Armstrong Custer, of Little Big Horn fame
December 05, 1839 George Custer born
December 05, 1871 Rodeo star Bill Pickett born in Texas
December 05, 1901 Walter Elias Disney, father of Mickey Mouse
December 05, 1901 Werner Heisenberg, discoverer of uncertainty (Nobel 1932)
December 05, 1902 Strom Thurmond, (D/R-Sen-SC)
December 05, 1903 Cecil Frank Powell, English physicist, discovered pion (Nobel 1950)
December 05, 1905 Otto Preminger, movie director, producer (Laura, Exodus)
December 05, 1947 Jugderdemidyin Gurragcha, 1st Mongolian space traveler (Soyuz 39)
December 05, 1947 Jim Plunkett, NFL quarterback
December 05, 1951 Morgan Brittany
December 05, 1492 Columbus discovers Hispaniola
December 05, 1776 Phi Beta Kappa is founded while army flounders
December 05, 1776 Phi Beta Kappa 1st American scholastic fraternity founded
December 05, 1791 Mozart dies
December 05, 1873 The Boston Belfry Murderer kills his first victim
December 05, 1876 Daniel C Stillson patents pipe wrench
December 05, 1876 Hundreds die in Brooklyn theater fire
December 05, 1915 Siege of British-occupied Kut, Mesopotamia begins
December 05, 1933 21st Amendment ratified 18th Amendment (Prohibition) repealed
December 05, 1933 Prohibition ends
December 05, 1935 1st coml hydroponics operation established Montebello Ca
December 05, 1941 American carrier Lexington heads to Midway
December 05, 1941 Steinbeck's Sea of Cortez is published
December 05, 1947 Joe Wolcott beats Joe Louis
December 05, 1951 Dragnet premiers
December 05, 1955 AFL & CIO merge
December 05, 1964 Army Captain awarded first Medal of Honor for action in Vietnam
December 05, 1970 North Vietnam announces it will not be intimidated by U.S. bombing
December 05, 1970 Last segment of the Dan Ryan Expressway opens in Chicago
December 05, 1973 Paul McCartney releases "Band on the Run" album
December 05, 1974 Seattle Seahawks formed
December 05, 1978 USSR and Afghanistan sign friendship treaty
December 05, 1978 Pioneer Venus 1 begins orbiting Venus
December 05, 1982 University Baptist Church Seattle declares sanctuary for refugees
December 05, 1984 Eddie Murphy stars in Beverly Hills Cop
December 05, 2000 O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack released
December 05, 2002 Roone Arledge dies