What to remember about August 5th…
- 1620 The Mayflower departs from England on its first attempt to reach North America
- 1779 Battle for the Bronx between brigades from New York And Connecticut
- 1864 Fleet under Union Admiral Farragut defeats Confederates at the Battle of Mobile Bay
- 1884 The Cornerstone is laid on Bedloe’s Island (to become Liberty Island) for the Statue of Liberty
- 1930 American Astronaut Neil Armstrong is born
- 1962 Actress Marilyn Monroe dies in Los Angeles
- 1981 President Reagan fires 11,359 illegally striking air traffic controllers
- 1983 Film Risky Business released in theaters; Tom Cruise finds stardom
- 2010 Mining accident in Copiapó,Chile traps 33 miners underground for a record 69 days
