Important Events From This day in History September 5

 

5 Sept, 1997 India Mother Teresa

1997 : Mother Teresa, a Catholic nun who devoted her life to helping the poor, died at the age of 87.

5 Sept, 1921 Ireland Rejects Lloyd George Proposal

1921 : The Irish President has rejected Lloyd George's proposal and has stated in a reply to Lloyd George that there is no voluntary Union with Britain and the Irish People choose as a fundamental right to set up an Independent Republic. The British government is now faced with the possibility of war between Ireland and England.

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5 Sept, 1934 Textile Workers Strike

1934 : Three Hundred workers who were besieged in a textile factory by 10,000 angry strikers in fall river Massachusetts were bought out from the factory today by police using tear gas and pistols on protesting strikers. The strike is expected to now go countrywide in an attempt by the Union to force Textile Factory owners to increase the wages and conditions of it's workers.

5 Sept, 1939 US Neutrality In European Conflict

1939 : The United States served a formal notice on the world that it is determined to maintain a strict neutrality in the European conflict.

5 Sept, 1942 German Leaflet Drop

1942 : The German Luftwaffe dropped thousands of leaflets on Southern Britain last night with pictures showing the prowess and superiority of German Forces.

5 Sept, 1959 New Direct Dial Pay Phones

1959 : The Post Office is introducing new direct dial pay phones in the UK which will not require connection via an operator, the new phones will accept 3d, 6d and 1s coins and payment will be needed only after the call is connected.

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5 Sept, 1967 Sweden Changes Over To Driving On The Right

September 5th, 1967 : The changes to driving on the right hand side which came into law this weekend caused less problems and accidents than in a normal weekend due to the additional careful driving of Swedish Drivers becoming acquainted to the change.

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5 Sept, 1969 U.S.A. Lt. William Calley

1969 : Lt. William Calley a platoon leader is charged with premeditated murder in the death of 109 Vietnamese civilians at My Lai in March 1968. He had led his men in a massacre of Vietnamese civilians, including women and children, at My Lai. The incident was covered up, but eventually came to light a year later.

5 Sept, 1972 Israel Athletes Attacked During Olympics

September 5th, 1972 : Members of the Arab terrorist group known as Black September attack the Israel Athletes Compound in Munich Germany during the Olympic games killing two athletes and demanding the release of 236 Arab prisoners and a plane. During the transfer of the terrorists and their captives from helicopters to the aircraft German police mounted an attack during which all the Israeli hostages were killed and 3 of the terrorists.

5 Sept, 1975 London Hilton Bombing

1975 : IRA terrorists bomb the Park Lane London Hilton Hotel killing two and injuring 60 more. The bomb had been left in the lobby of the hotel and the coded warning did not provide sufficient time for the hotel to be evacuated.

5 Sept, 1978 New State of Sealand Declared

September 5th, 1978 : In England just off the coast of Harwich Roy Bates has declared that the new state of Sealand is outside British jurisdiction, The new state he has declared is an old abandoned steel antiaircraft fortress built during the second world war 7 miles out to sea. He plans to build a radio station which will also be outside British jurisdiction which will become one of the ever growing Pirate Radio Stations providing entertainment to the British Public.

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