1. AP US History This Day in American History September 5
1774 – In response to the British Parliament's enactment of the Coercive Acts in the American colonies, the first session of the Continental Congress convenes at Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia.

2. AP US History This Day in American History September 5
1836 – Sam Houston is elected as president of the Republic of Texas, which earned its independence from Mexico in a successful military rebellion.

3. AP US History This Day in American History September 5
1877 – Oglala Sioux chief Crazy Horse is fatally bayoneted by a U.S. soldier after resisting confinement in a guardhouse at Fort Robinson, Nebraska.

4. AP US History This Day in American History September 5
In Sacramento, California, an assassination attempt against President Gerald Ford is foiled when a Secret Service agent wrests a semi-automatic .45-caliber pistol from Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, a follower of incarcerated cult leader Charles Manson.