Historical Events for 5th August 2026

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1763 - Pontiac's War: Battle of Bushy Run - British forces led by Henry Bouquet defeat Native American forces at Bushy Run
1861 - President Lincoln signs the first US personal income tax into law, imposing a 3% tax on incomes over $800
1942 - German troops cross the Russian Kuban River in the Western Caucasus
1953 - Operation "Big Switch"; Korean War prisoners exchanged at Panmunjom
1963 - Craig Breedlove sets a world land speed record of 407.45 mph (655.73 km/h) in the Spirit of America at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah
1984 - American super-hurdler Edwin Moses wins the 400 m hurdles gold medal at the Los Angeles Olympics, his 105th consecutive race victory
1993 - Republican Guard kills 64 civilians at Gninguilim marketplace in Chad
2019 - Brazilian drug dealer Clauvino da Silva tries and fails to escape a Rio de Janeiro jail by dressing up as his teenage daughter in a silicone mask and wig

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