Tuesday, December 05, 2023

History for December 5

History for December 5 - On-This-Day.com 
George Armstrong Custer 1839
  • 1904 - The Russian fleet was destroyed by the Japanese at Port Arthur, during the Russo-Japanese War.
  • 1932 - German physicist Albert Einstein was granted a visa making it possible for him to travel to the U.S.
  • 1944 - During World War II, Allied troops took Ravenna, Italy.
  • 1945 - The so-called "Lost Squadron" disappeared. The five U.S. Navy Avenger bombers carrying 14 Navy flyers began a training mission at the Ft. Lauderdale Naval Air Station. They were never heard from again.
  • 1951 - The first push button-controlled garage opened in Washington, DC.

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