November 5

What happened on November 5 in history

6 events fall on November 5, from 1605 to 1968. 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 November 5

  1. 1605

    The Gunpowder Plot is foiled

    Guy Fawkes is found with barrels of powder beneath Parliament.

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  2. 1854

    The Battle of Inkerman

    A fog-bound soldiers' battle outside Sevastopol.

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  3. 1872

    Susan B Anthony votes illegally

    She casts a ballot in Rochester and is arrested weeks later.

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  4. 1911

    The first transcontinental flight lands

    Cal Rodgers reaches California after forty-nine days.

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  5. 1935

    Monopoly goes on sale

    Parker Brothers begins selling the board game.

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  6. 1968

    Nixon is elected

    He wins the presidency in a three-way race.

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