November 5

Overview

November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 56 days left until the end of the year.

Historical Events

### 15th-18th centuries

* 1414: The Constantine Council of the Roman Catholic Church was opened, marking the end of the papal schism.
* 1605: The Gunpowder Plot took place in England, a failed assassination attempt against King James I.
* 1688: The Glorious Revolution began in England, leading to the overthrow of King James II.

### 19th century

* 1757: Friedrich II defeated the combined armies of France and the Holy Roman Empire during the Seven Years' War.
* 1885: The Battle of Slivnitza began.
* 1895: George Selden received the first American patent for a car.

### Early 20th century

* 1911: Italy annexed Tripolitania and Cyrenaica.
* 1912: Woodrow Wilson was elected President of the United States.
* 1913: The UK annexed Cyprus, and Britain and France began military action against the Ottoman Empire.
* 1914: Britain occupied Cyprus, while France declared war on the Ottoman Empire.
* 1916: The Declaration of the Kingdom of Poland was issued.

### Mid-20th century

* 1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected President of the United States for a third term.
* 1945:
+ Riots broke out in Tripoli against Libyan Jews, resulting in the deaths of 200 people, including 36 children.
+ The game of Monopoly went to market.
* 1948: The kibbutz Hand Mordechai was liberated from Egyptian forces by the Brigade of My Hill during the War of Independence.

### Late 20th century

* 1967:
* 1968:
+ Shirley Chisholm became the first African American woman to be elected to Congress.
+ Richard Nixon won the presidential election in the United States.
* 1979: Ayatollah Khomeini declared the United States the "Great Satan".
* 1994: Akio Morita announced his withdrawal from Sony's leadership.

Note: I removed the conflicting information about the events on November 5, 1968, and instead provided a more comprehensive overview of the day's historical significance.