History for February 5 - On-This-Day.com:
Robert Peel 1788, John Boyd Dunlop 1840, Andre-Gustave Citroen 1878
Henry "Hank" Aaron 1934, Barbara Hershey 1948, Christopher Guest 1948
1885 - Congo State was established under Leopold II of Belgium, as a personal possession.
1917 - Mexico's constitution was adopted.
1917 - The U.S. Congress passed the Immigration Act of 1917 (Asiatic Barred Zone Act) with an overwhelming majority. The action overrode President Woodrow Wilson's December 14, 1916 veto.
1952 - In New York City, four signs were installed at 44th Street and Broadway in Times Square that told pedestrians "don't walk."
1962 - French President Charles De Gaulle called for Algeria's independence.
1972 - Bob Douglas became the first black man elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, MA.
1988 - A pair of indictments were unsealed in Florida, accusing Panama's military leader, Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega, of bribery and drug trafficking.
1997 - Investment bank Morgan Stanley announced a $10 billion merger with Dean Witter.
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