Osun Defender History Corner: November 5th In Focus

Today on the history corner, we took a trip down, in the realm of flashback and we were able to recall some events that marked this day.

November 5th, 1605

The Gunpowder Plot was discovered in England, preventing an attempt to blow up the House of Lords and assassinate King James I.

November 5th, 1668

John Bunyan’s “The Pilgrim’s Progress” was published.

November 5th, 1688

William of Orange landed at Brixham, England, marking the beginning of the Glorious Revolution.

November 5th, 1854

Crimean War: The Battle of Inkerman was fought between British and French forces and the Russian Empire.

November 5th, 1872

Suffragist Susan B. Anthony cast her vote in the United States presidential election, challenging the law that prohibited women from voting.

November 5th, 1911

Italian forces captured Tripoli, which was part of the Ottoman Empire, during the Italo-Turkish War.

November 5th, 1913

The United States Department of Labor was established.

November 5th, 1940

Franklin D. Roosevelt was reelected as President of the United States for a third term.

November 5th, 1943

Operation Husky: British and American forces landed on the Italian island of Sicily during World War II.

November 5th, 1945

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was established.

November 5th, 1967

The Hells Angels motorcycle gang attacked anti-Vietnam War protesters in Berkeley, California.

November 5th, 1990

Rabbi Meir Kahane, an American-Israeli extremist, was assassinated in New York City.

November 5th, 1996

Pakistan adopted a new constitution, transforming the country into a parliamentary republic.

November 5th, 2006

Saddam Hussein, former President of Iraq, was sentenced to death by hanging.

November 5th, 2007

China’s first lunar probe, Chang’e-1, entered lunar orbit.

November 5th, 2009

The Fort Hood shooting occurred when an Army major killed 13 people and injured 32 at Fort Hood, Texas.

November 5th, 2013

India successfully launched its Mars Orbiter Mission, becoming the fourth space agency to reach the red planet.

November 5th, 2017

The Paradise Papers, a leak of 13.4 million confidential electronic documents related to offshore investments, was released.

November 5th, 2018

A mass shooting took place at a bar in Thousand Oaks, California, resulting in the deaths of 13 people.

November 5th, 2020

Joe Biden won the United States presidential election against incumbent President Donald Trump.

Please note that these are just a few historical events that happened on November 5th. History is full of numerous other significant events on this day, ranging from politics and warfare to cultural and scientific milestones.