December 5
What happened on December 5 in history
5 events fall on December 5, from 1492 to 1955. Read them below, then try to place a historical scene yourself — guess where in the world it happened and in what year.
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Events on December 5
1492
Columbus reaches Hispaniola
The first voyage sights the island that will hold the first Spanish colony.
1791
Mozart dies
He dies in Vienna at thirty-five with the Requiem unfinished.
1848
Gold in California is confirmed
Polk tells Congress the reports are true and the rush begins.
1933
Prohibition ends
Utah ratifies the twenty-first amendment and the ban is repealed.
1955
The Montgomery bus boycott begins
Black riders stay off the buses for 381 days.