Tuesday, August 05, 2025

History for August 5

History for August 5 - On-This-Day.com 
Neil A. Armstrong 1930
  • 1833 - The village of Chicago was incorporated. The population was approximately 250.
  • 1914 - The first electric traffic signal lights were installed in Cleveland, Ohio. 
  • 1964 - U.S. aircraft bombed North Vietnam after North Vietnamese boats attacked U.S. destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin.
  • 1966 - In New York, groundbreaking for the construction of the original World Trade Center began.
  • 1991 - An investigation was formally launched by Democratic congressional leaders to find out if the release of American hostages was delayed until after the Reagan-Bush presidential election.
  • 2011 - Under President Obama's administration, Standard & Poor's Financial Services lowered the United States' AAA credit rating by one notch to AA-plus.

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