History for November 5

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Eugene Victor Debs 1855 - American union leader, socialist politician, Will Durant 1885 - American historian, philosopher, author, Roy Rogers (Leonard Slye) 1911 - Singer, guitarist, and actor


Vivien Leigh 1913 - Actress ("Gone with the Wind (1939)"), Art Garfunkel 1941 - Singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Simon & Garfunkel), Peter Noone 1947 - Singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Herman's Hermits)


1605 - The "Gunpowder Plot" attempted by Guy Fawkes failed when he was captured before he could blow up the English Parliament. Guy Fawkes Day is celebrated every November 5th in Britain to celebrate his failure to blow up all the members of Parliament and King James I.


1872 - In the U.S., Susan B. Anthony was fined $100 for attempting to vote in the presidential election. She never paid the fine.


1895 - George B. Selden received the first U.S. patent for an automobile. He sold the rights for $200,000 four years later.


1935 - The game "Monopoly" was introduced by Parker Brothers Company.


1946 - John F. Kennedy was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives at the age of 29.


1956 - British and French forces began landing in Egypt during the Suez Canal Crisis. A cease-fire was declared 2 days later.


1959 - The American Football League was formed.


1998 - In the U.S., Chairman Henry Hyde of the Judiciary Committee asked President Clinton to answer 81 questions for the House impeachment inquiry.