TODAY IN HISTORY – 5th Oct, 2026 – ORBITS NEWS

TODAY IN HISTORY – 5th Oct, 2026 – ORBITS NEWS

By Valentine Uchechukwu Ndukwu.

“History will be kind to me for I intend to write it” says Winston Churchill with clarity of wit and confidence.

But our interest on Today in History, regarding this quote is about how he took it upon himself as a historian and statesman to shape the narrative of his time and ensure his legacy. That could be you also.

Let’s quickly get informed on some past events that happened on this day in the distant past.

On this day in 1789, French Revolution: The Women’s March on Versailles effectively terminated royal authority.

Amazingly on this day in 1905, the Wright brothers piloted the Wright Flyer III in a new world record flight of 24 miles in 39 minutes.

Interestingly on this day in 1962, the first of the James Bond film series, based on the novels by Ian Fleming, Dr. No, was released in Britain.

Again, it was on this day in 1962 that the first Beatles single “Love Me Do” was released in Britain.

Today in History reveals that it was on this day in 1978 that Brother Eddie Villanueva and 15 others from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines started the Jesus Is Lord Church.

On this day in 1984, Marc Garneau became the first Canadian in space.

Regrettably, on this day in 1985, seven Israeli vacationers, including four children, are killed in a mass shooting at Ras Burqa in the Sinai Peninsula by an Egyptian soldier.

Sadly, on this day in 1994, Swiss police find the bodies of 48 members of the Order of the Solar Temple, who had died in a cult mass murder-suicide.

Again, on this day in 2021, Windows 11 is released to the general public.

Most lamentably, on October 5, 1967, during the early months of the Nigerian Civil War, federal troops of the 2nd Division entered the strategic town of Asaba on the west bank of the Niger River. Upon entering, soldiers began ransacking homes and killing civilian men and boys under the accusation that they were Biafran sympathizers.

Very sadly too, in 2012 on this day, four young students from the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT)—Ugonna Obuzor, Lloyd Toku, Chiadika Biringa, and Tekena Elkanah, were brutally murdered by a mob in the Aluu community of Rivers State. The students had traveled to the area to peacefully collect a debt when a false alarm was raised, wrongly accusing them of theft. The resulting horrific act of vigilante justice was captured on film and shared globally, sparking nationwide outrage and fundamentally altering the conversation surrounding “jungle justice” and legal reforms in Nigeria.

For the records, today is International Day of No Prostitution.

Today is World Teachers’ Day.

Always have faith over fear, purpose over pressure… You’re the point man ~ keep pointing in the right direction.

Today in History.