Today in History
May 05
1945: In Oregon, a woman and her five children were killed by a Fugo Bomb Balloon while on a picnic when it exploded as they were examining it. The balloon bombs were made and launched from Japan during World War II.
1862: Library of Congress: Mexican troops under General Ignacio Zaragoza successfully defended the town of Puebla, temporarily halting France's efforts to establish a puppet regime in Mexico. With the U.S. absorbed by the Civil War, Emperor Napoleon III hoped to create a French sphere of influence in Latin America. Cinco de Mayo, or the Fifth of May, is celebrated to this day in the United States and Mexico.
1813: During the War of 1812, American troops defended Fort Meigs in Ohio against British forces during the First Siege of Fort Meigs. Fort Meigs still stands today (reconstructed) and is the largest wooden fort in existence in the United States and all of North America.
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