Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/September 5
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September 5: Teacher's Day in India; Labor Day in the U.S. and Labour Day in Canada (2005)
- 1666: The Great Fire of London ended after burning for three days.
- 1793: French Revolution: The National Convention voted to implement terror measures, beginning the Reign of Terror.
- 1836: Sam Houston (pictured) was elected as the first President of the Republic of Texas.
- 1905: The Treaty of Portsmouth was signed at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in New Hampshire, USA, officially ending the Russo-Japanese War.
- 1972: Munich Massacre: A Palestinian terrorist group called "Black September" attacked Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympic Games.
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