Sept. 5 in history
In 1972, The Palestinian group Black September attacked the Israeli Olympic delegation at the Munich Games, killing 11 members of the team and a police officer. German forces killed five of the gunmen.
In 1836, Sam Houston elected president of Texas.
In 1864, voters in Louisiana approved a new state constitution abolishing slavery. 1864: Louisiana first post Civil War to ratify egalitarian constitution - Mississippi Today
In 1939, four days after war had broken out in Europe, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued a proclamation declaring U.S. neutrality in the conflict.
In 1960, at the Rome Olympics, American boxer Cassius Clay (later Muhammad Ali) defeated Zbigniew Pietrzykowski of Poland to win the light-heavyweight gold medal; Wilma Rudolph of the United States won the second of her three gold medals in the 200-meter sprint.
In 1961, President John F. Kennedy signed legislation making aircraft hijackings a federal crime.
In 1969, Lt. William Calley charged for My Lai massacre. Lt. William Calley charged for My Lai massacre | September 5, 1969 | HISTORY
In 1975, President Gerald R. Ford escaped an attempt on his life by Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme, a disciple of Charles Manson, in Sacramento, California.
In 1986, four hijackers who had seized a Pan Am jumbo jet on the ground in Karachi, Pakistan, opened fire when the lights inside the plane failed; a total of 20 people were killed before Pakistani commandos stormed the jetliner.
In 1991, the 35th annual Naval Aviation Symposium held by the Tailhook Association opened in Las Vegas; during the 4-day gathering, there were reports that dozens of people, most of them women, were sexually assaulted or otherwise harassed. (The episode triggered the resignation of Navy Secretary H. Lawrence.)
In 1997, Mother Teresa died in Calcutta, India, at age 87.
In 2016, Hugh O’Brian, the actor who played Sheriff Wyatt Earp in the TV series died in Beverly Hills, California, at age 91.
In 2012, Barack Obama was nominated to run for a second term at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina.
(The AP 09/05/23)
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