Edited daily
American history, reported as it happened
Made for the 250thOn this day › September 5
What happened on September 5 in American history
September 5 is the 248th day of the year (the 249th in leap years). Patriot Compass has published 6 stories from September 5 spanning 1774 to 1978. Among them: in 1774, Delegates from twelve colonies gather at Carpenters' Hall; Georgia stays home; and in 1836, Texans elect Sam Houston their first president.
1774
Delegates from twelve colonies gather at Carpenters' Hall; Georgia stays home
Peyton Randolph takes the chair as Philadelphia hosts the first colony-wide answer to Parliament's Intolerable Acts.
1836Member story · 1776 Club
Texans elect Sam Houston their first president
The San Jacinto general beats Stephen F. Austin and Henry Smith, while voters separately demand union with the United States.
1882
Unions march from City Hall to Union Square in the first Labor Day parade
Organizers billed it a workingmen's holiday, with speeches and a picnic to follow the march.
1905Member story · 1776 Club
Russia and Japan sign peace at a Maine shipyard; the war is over
Sergei Witte and Komura Jutarō put their names to a treaty Theodore Roosevelt spent months coaxing into existence.
1977Member story · 1776 Club
Second stage quits early; Centaur burns to the last 3.4 seconds of fuel, and Voyager 1 flies on
Launched sixteen days after its twin, Voyager 1 was set on a faster path that would put it at Jupiter and Saturn first.
1978
Sadat and Begin sit down at Camp David; Carter will need thirteen days
The Egyptian and Israeli leaders are barely speaking to each other, so the president plans to shuttle between their cabins himself.
Read the full September 5 edition →
← September 4 · Every date · September 6 →