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Historical Events on November 5

  • Battle of Rossbach

    1757

    Seven Years' War: Frederick the Great defeats the allied armies of France and the Holy Roman Empire at the Battle of Rossbach.

  • Morea expedition

    1828

    Greek War of Independence: The French Morea expedition to recapture Morea (now the Peloponnese) ends when the last Ottoman forces depart the peninsula.

  • George B. McClellan

    1862

    American Civil War: Abraham Lincoln removes George B. McClellan as commander of the Army of the Potomac.

  • Women's suffrage in the United States

    1872

    Women's suffrage in the United States: In defiance of the law, suffragist Susan B. Anthony votes for the first time, and is later fined $100.

  • Sidney Reilly

    1925

    Secret agent Sidney Reilly, the first "super-spy" of the 20th century, is executed by the OGPU, the secret police of the Soviet Union.

  • Franklin D. Roosevelt

    1940

    Franklin D. Roosevelt is the first and only President of the United States to be elected to a third term.

  • Battle of Pakchon

    1950

    Korean War: British and Australian forces from the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade successfully halted the advancing Chinese 117th Division during the Battle of Pakchon.

  • Android (operating system)

    2007

    Android mobile operating system is unveiled by Google.

  • 2009 Fort Hood shooting

    2009

    U.S. Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan murders 13 and wounds 32 at Fort Hood, Texas in the deadliest mass shooting at a U.S. military installation.

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