Historical events that took place on the 5th
of August
1861: The United States’ Army abolished
flogging
1923: Henry Sullivan became the 1st American
to swim the English Channel
1926: The French and German trade agreement was
signed
1949: About 6,000 people died after a 6.75
Earthquake hit Quito, Ecuador
1960: Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta)
declared its independence from France
1962: Nelson Mandela was arrested for
incitement and illegally leaving South Africa
1963: Britain, United States and U.S.S.R.
signed nuclear test ban treaty
1972: Ugandan President, Idi Amin ordered the
expulsion of 80,000 Asians from the Country
1973: Arab terrorists opened fire at Athens
airport killing 3 and wounding 55 others
1997: 29 people survived after Korean Air 747
with 331 aboard crashed in Guam
2011: Yingluck Shinawatra was elected as the 1st
female Prime Minister of Thailand
2012: Britain’s tennis pro Andy Murray won
the16th gold medal for Britain during the 2012 Summer Olympics after defeating
Roger Federer in the men's singles final
2014: Russia countered sanctions by the
United States and the European Union by banning all imports of dairy, fish,
meat, fruit and vegetables
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