ON THIS DAY

The Press | December 5, 2005 | Copyright

Today is Monday, December 5. Highlights in history on this date:

1797 - Napoleon Bonaparte arrives in Paris to command forces for an invasion of England.

1848 - US President James Polk triggers the Gold Rush of '49 by confirming gold was discovered in California.

1936 - Soviet Union adopts new Constitution under a Supreme Council.

1956 - British and French forces begin withdrawal from Egypt in the Suez War.

1989 - Israeli soldiers kill five heavily armed Arab guerrillas, who the military says crossed the border from Egypt to launch a terrorist ...

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