May 05

Tuesday 05, 1987:

Iran-Contra affair: Start of Congressional televised hearings.

Friday 05, 1950:

Bhumibol Adulyadej is crowned as King Rama IX of Thailand.

Monday 05, 1941:

Emperor Haile Selassie returns to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; this date has been since commemorated as Liberation Day.

Saturday 05, 1877:

Indian Wars: Sitting Bull leads his band of Lakota into Canada to avoid harassment by the United States Army under Colonel Nelson Miles.

Wednesday 05, 1762:

Russia and Prussia sign the Treaty of St. Petersburg.