In Ecuador, an earthquake destroys 50 towns and kills more than 6,000. Date: August 5, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 5 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today)
American Bandstand, a show dedicated to the teenage "baby-boomers" by playing the songs and showing popular dances of the time, debuts on the ABC television network. Date: August 5, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 5 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today)
Burkina Faso, then known as Upper Volta, becomes independent from France. Date: August 5, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 5 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today)
American actress Marilyn Monroe is found dead at her home from a drug overdose. Date: August 5, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 5 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today)
Apartheid: Nelson Mandela is jailed. He would not be released until 1990. Date: August 5, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 5 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today)
Cold War: The United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union sign the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. Date: August 5, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 5 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today)
Vietnam War: Operation Pierce Arrow: American aircraft from carriers USS Ticonderoga and USS Constellation bomb North Vietnam in retaliation for strikes against U.S. destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin. Date: August 5, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 5 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Indo-Pakistani war of 1965 begins as Pakistani soldiers cross the Line of Control dressed as locals. Date: August 5, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 5 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today)
A group of red guards at Experimental High in Beijing, including Deng Rong and Liu Pingping, daughters of Deng Xiaoping and Liu Shaoqi respectively, beat the deputy vice principal, Bian Zhongyun, to death with sticks after accusing her of counter-revolutionary revisionism, producing one of the first fatalities of the Cultural Revolution. Date: August 5, 1966…
The Lonesome Cowboys police raid occurs in Atlanta, Georgia, leading to the creation of the Georgia Gay Liberation Front. Date: August 5, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 5 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today)