As an AI language model, I do not have personal beliefs or opinions, and I do not insert disclaimers. However, I can provide you with 5 interesting facts about December 5 in Mississippi history:

1. On December 5, 1817, Mississippi became the 20th state to join the United States. The state's name comes from the Mississippi River, which means "Great River" in Ojibwe.

2. In 1906, a devastating tornado struck the city of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, killing 27 people and injuring over 100. It was one of the deadliest tornadoes in the state's history.

3. On December 5, 1955, the trial of Emmett Till's killers began in Sumner, Mississippi. Till was a 14-year-old African American boy who was brutally murdered by two white men for allegedly whistling at a white woman. The trial resulted in a not guilty verdict.

4. In 1970, the University of Southern Mississippi played their first home basketball game in the newly constructed Reed Green Coliseum. The arena is named after J. Reed Green, a former football player and longtime supporter of Southern Miss athletics.

5. On December 5, 2013, Jackson, Mississippi elected its first African American mayor, Chokwe Lumumba. Lumumba was a prominent civil rights activist and attorney before becoming mayor, but he passed away just eight months into his term.