Birthday November 05, 1855 Eugene V. Debs, labor organizer, Socialist presidential candidate
Birthday November 05, 1857 Ida Tarbell, muckraker (Standard Oil was very unhappy)
Birthday November 05, 1876 Raymond Duchamp-Villon, cubist sculptor
Birthday November 05, 1885 Will Durant, writer, historian (Story of Civilization)
Birthday November 05, 1891 Earle (Greasy) Neale, NFL coach (Philadelphia Eagles)
Birthday November 05, 1905 Joel McCrea, Actor
Birthday November 05, 1912 Roy Rogers, cowboy (Happy Trails to you, Roy & Trigger)
Birthday November 05, 1913 Vivien Leigh, Frankly my dear I don't give a damn
Birthday November 05, 1931 Ike Turner, AKA Mr. Tina Turner!
Birthday November 05, 1941 Patricia Hardy
Birthday November 05, 1941 Art Garfunkel, singer
Birthday November 05, 1942 Paul Simon, singer, songwriter (Bridge Over Troubled Waters)
Birthday November 05, 1942 Elke Sommer, in Berlin Germany
Birthday November 05, 1943 Sam Shepard, American playwright
Birthday November 05, 1946 Patricia K. Kuhl, speech and hearing scientist
Birthday November 05, 1952 Bill Walton, NBA star (Portland Trail Blazers, Boston Celtics)
Birthday November 05, 1963 Tatum O'Neal, in LA aka Mrs John Macenroe (Paper Moon)
Birthday November 05, 1963 Andrea McArdle, in Phila - Sun will come out tommorrow
History November 05, 1556 Mughal victory assures Akbar's ascension
History November 05, 1605 King James learns of gunpowder plot
History November 05, 1605 Plot to blow up British parliment fails - 1st Guy Fawkes day
History November 05, 1752 Guy Fawkes Day
History November 05, 1775 Washington condemns Guy Fawkes festivities
History November 05, 1781 John Hanson elected 1st 'Pres of the US in Congress assembled'
History November 05, 1862 Lincoln removes McClellan
History November 05, 1862 300 Santee Sioux sentenced to hang in Minnesota
History November 05, 1875 Susan B Anthony arrested for attempting to vote
History November 05, 1893 Willa Cather starts writing for the Nebraska State Journal
History November 05, 1895 George Selden patents gas-powered car
History November 05, 1895 1st US patent granted for auto (George B Selden)
History November 05, 1911 1st coast-to-coast airplane flight (NY-Pasadena with many stops)
History November 05, 1912 Wilson wins landslide victory
History November 05, 1914 Battle of Tanga ends in defeat for British colonial troops
History November 05, 1930 An American Nobel Prize in Literature
History November 05, 1938 Samuel Barber's Adagio For Strings receives its world premiere on NBC radio
History November 05, 1940 FDR re-elected president
History November 05, 1967 ATS-3 launched by US to take 1st pictures of full Earth disc
History November 05, 1968 Richard Nixon elected president
History November 05, 1968 Nixon wins presidential election
History November 05, 1970 U.S. combat deaths down
History November 05, 1973 BART starts SF-Daly City train shuttle service
History November 05, 1974 Ella Grasso Ct elected 1st woman US gov not related to previous gov
History November 05, 1977 George W. Bush marries Laura Welch in Midland, Texas
History November 05, 1982 Cleve Cavs lose 24th consecutive game (NBA record)
History November 05, 1990 Jewish extremist assassinated in New York
History November 05, 1991 Philippines struggles with severe flooding
History November 05, 1994 George Foreman becomes oldest heavyweight champ in history
History November 05, 2007 Writers strike stalls production of TV shows, movies
History November 05, 2009 Army major kills 13 people in Fort Hood shooting spree
November 05, 1855 Eugene V. Debs, labor organizer, Socialist presidential candidate
November 05, 1857 Ida Tarbell, muckraker (Standard Oil was very unhappy)
November 05, 1876 Raymond Duchamp-Villon, cubist sculptor
November 05, 1885 Will Durant, writer, historian (Story of Civilization)
November 05, 1891 Earle (Greasy) Neale, NFL coach (Philadelphia Eagles)
November 05, 1905 Joel McCrea, Actor
November 05, 1912 Roy Rogers, cowboy (Happy Trails to you, Roy & Trigger)
November 05, 1913 Vivien Leigh, Frankly my dear I don't give a damn
November 05, 1931 Ike Turner, AKA Mr. Tina Turner!
November 05, 1941 Patricia Hardy
November 05, 1941 Art Garfunkel, singer
November 05, 1942 Paul Simon, singer, songwriter (Bridge Over Troubled Waters)
November 05, 1942 Elke Sommer, in Berlin Germany
November 05, 1943 Sam Shepard, American playwright
November 05, 1946 Patricia K. Kuhl, speech and hearing scientist
November 05, 1952 Bill Walton, NBA star (Portland Trail Blazers, Boston Celtics)
November 05, 1963 Tatum O'Neal, in LA aka Mrs John Macenroe (Paper Moon)
November 05, 1963 Andrea McArdle, in Phila - Sun will come out tommorrow
November 05, 1556 Mughal victory assures Akbar's ascension
November 05, 1605 King James learns of gunpowder plot
November 05, 1605 Plot to blow up British parliment fails - 1st Guy Fawkes day
November 05, 1752 Guy Fawkes Day
November 05, 1775 Washington condemns Guy Fawkes festivities
November 05, 1781 John Hanson elected 1st 'Pres of the US in Congress assembled'
November 05, 1862 Lincoln removes McClellan
November 05, 1862 300 Santee Sioux sentenced to hang in Minnesota
November 05, 1875 Susan B Anthony arrested for attempting to vote
November 05, 1893 Willa Cather starts writing for the Nebraska State Journal
November 05, 1895 George Selden patents gas-powered car
November 05, 1895 1st US patent granted for auto (George B Selden)
November 05, 1911 1st coast-to-coast airplane flight (NY-Pasadena with many stops)
November 05, 1912 Wilson wins landslide victory
November 05, 1914 Battle of Tanga ends in defeat for British colonial troops
November 05, 1930 An American Nobel Prize in Literature
November 05, 1938 Samuel Barber's Adagio For Strings receives its world premiere on NBC radio
November 05, 1940 FDR re-elected president
November 05, 1967 ATS-3 launched by US to take 1st pictures of full Earth disc
November 05, 1968 Richard Nixon elected president
November 05, 1968 Nixon wins presidential election
November 05, 1970 U.S. combat deaths down
November 05, 1973 BART starts SF-Daly City train shuttle service
November 05, 1974 Ella Grasso Ct elected 1st woman US gov not related to previous gov
November 05, 1977 George W. Bush marries Laura Welch in Midland, Texas
November 05, 1982 Cleve Cavs lose 24th consecutive game (NBA record)
November 05, 1990 Jewish extremist assassinated in New York
November 05, 1991 Philippines struggles with severe flooding
November 05, 1994 George Foreman becomes oldest heavyweight champ in history
November 05, 2007 Writers strike stalls production of TV shows, movies
November 05, 2009 Army major kills 13 people in Fort Hood shooting spree