TODAY IN HISTORY - SEPTEMBER 5TH

1774 – First Continental Congress assembles in Philadelphia.

1836 – Sam Houston is elected as the first president of the Republic of Texas.

1847 – Jesse James, American criminal (d. 1882) is born.

1850 – Jack Daniel, American businessman, founded Jack Daniel's (d. 1911) is born.

1862 – James Glaisher, pioneering meteorologist and Henry Tracey Coxwell break world record for altitude whilst collecting data in their balloon.

1877 – American Indian Wars: Oglala Sioux chief Crazy Horse is bayoneted by a United States soldier after resisting confinement in a guardhouse at Fort Robinson in Nebraska.

1882 – The first United States Labor Day parade is held in New York City.

1897 – Arthur Nielsen, American market analyst, founded ACNielsen (d. 1980) is born.

1906 – The first legal forward pass in American football is thrown by Bradbury Robinson of St. Louis University to teammate Jack Schneider in a 22–0 victory over Carroll College (Wisconsin).

1921 – Jack Valenti, American businessman, created the MPAA film rating system (d. 2007) is born.

1927 – The first Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon, Trolley Troubles, produced by Walt Disney, is released by Universal Pictures.

1929 – Bob Newhart, American comedian, actor and screenwriter is born.

1940 – Raquel Welch, American actress and singer is born.

1957 – On the Road, a novel by American writer Jack Kerouac, is published.

1960 – Muhammad Ali (then Cassius Clay) wins the gold medal in the light heavyweight boxing competition at the Olympic Games in Rome.

1970 – Vietnam War: Operation Jefferson Glenn begins: The United States 101st Airborne Division and the South Vietnamese 1st Infantry Division initiate a new operation in Thừa Thiên–Huế Province.

1972 – Munich massacre: A Palestinian terrorist group called "Black September" attacks and takes hostage 11 Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympic Games. Two die in the attack and nine die the following day.

1975 – Sacramento, California: Lynette Fromme attempts to assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford.

1996 – Hurricane Fran makes landfall near Cape Fear, North Carolina as a Category 3 storm with 115 mph sustained winds. Fran caused over $3 billion in damage and killed 27 people.