MONDAY, Dec. 5, 2022

1456-Earthquake strikes Naples; about 35,000 die

1492-Columbus discovers Hispaniola (El Espanola/Haiti)

1496-Jews are expelled from Portugal by order of King Manuel I

1766-London auctioneers Christie's hold their 1st sale

1804-Thomas Jefferson re-elected US President

1876-Fire at Brooklyn Theater kills 295, trampled or burned to death

1879-1st automatic telephone switching system patented

1890-Berlioz' opera "Les Troyens" premieres in Karlsruhe

1893-1st electric car (built in Toronto) could go 15 miles between charges

1908-1st football uniform numerals used (University of Pittsburgh)

1935-National Council of Negro Women forms by Mary McLeod Bethune (New York NY)

1936-Armenian SSR, Azerbaijan SSR, Georgian SSR, Kazakhstan SSR & Kirghiz SSR becomes constituent republics of the Soviet Union

1952-London smog of 1952 - worst smog in London ever, 4,000+ die

1956-Thornton Wilder's "Matchmaker" premieres in New York NY

1960-Ghana drops diplomatic relations with Belgium

1967-Beatles clothing store "Apple" on 94 Baker Street, London, opens

1972-Australia Labor party wins parliamentary election

1973-Paul McCartney releases "Band on the Run" album

1973-Dodgers trade Willie Davis to Expos for relief pitcher Mike Marshall

1975-NASA launches space vehicle S-196, it failed

1977-Egypt breaks diplomatic relations with Syria, Libya, Algeria, Iraq & South Yemen

1985-Dow Jones Industrial Average rises above the 1,500 level for 1st time

1989-France TGV train reaches world record speed of 482.4 kph

1993-Astronauts begin repair of Hubble telescope in space