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

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

History helps us understand what worked and what didn’t in the past, so we can make better decisions in the present and future.

It really helps us in understanding our world. Studying history gives us context about how societies, cultures, and nations have evolved over time, helping us make sense of the world we live in today.

A look at some historical moments in the past

Still on this day in 1895, George B. Selden is granted the first U.S. patent for an automobile.

On this day in 1940, Franklin D. Roosevelt is the first and only President of the United States to be elected to a third term

Today in History placed its binoculars on this day in 1943 revealed something about World War II: Bombing of the Vatican.

Still on this day in 1956, the Suez Crisis: British and French paratroopers landed in Egypt after a week-long bombing campaign.

Regrettably on this day in 1991, tropical Storm Thelma caused flash floods in the Philippine city of Ormoc, killing more than 4,900 people.

Today in History has shown that on this day in 1995, André Dallaire attempted to assassinate Prime Minister Jean Chrétien of Canada. He was thwarted when the Prime Minister’s wife locked the door.

On this day in 2006, Saddam Hussein, the former president of Iraq, and his co-defendants Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti and Awad Hamed al-Bandar, were sentenced to death in the al-Dujail trial for their roles in the 1982 massacre of 148 Shia Muslims.

Again, on this day in 2007, the Android mobile operating system was unveiled by Google.

It was on this day in 2013 that India launched the Mars Orbiter Mission, its first interplanetary probe.

Lionel Messi fans will love this one, on November 5, 2014, Barcelona’s Lionel Messi equaled Raúl’s historic UEFA Champions League record of 71 goals. Messi hit the legendary milestone by scoring a brilliant brace against Ajax in a 2–0 group stage victory in Amsterdam, accelerating his race with Cristiano Ronaldo to become the competition’s all-time top scorer.

According to Today in History, 2024, Donald Trump becomes the first president of the United States to be elected to a non-consecutive second term in 132 years, since Grover Cleveland won the 1892 election.

On the home soil, on this day in 1955, Queen Elizabeth II signed the letters patent officially establishing the Federal Supreme Court of Nigeria as a distinct judicial entity, paving the way for the institutional independence of Nigeria’s highest judiciary from British colonial appeals.

Today in History also shows that on this day in 1973, the Federal Military Government under General Yakubu Gowon officially commissioned the Volkswagen of Nigeria (VON) assembly plant along the Badagry Expressway in Lagos. This major industrial milestone aimed to heavily boost local automobile manufacturing and domestic technology transfers in West Africa.

The person you were 10 years ago is dead, like almost every cell in your body has been replaced…

Your thoughts, beliefs and memories have changed… The only thing that stayed is the story you tell yourself that you are the same person… You’re the point man 👉🏻 Keep pointing in the right direction.

Today in History!