1. On December 5, 1775, the Virginia House of Burgesses officially declared independence from Great Britain. This was one of the first formal declarations of independence made by any of the American colonies.
2. In 1831, the Nat Turner slave rebellion reached its climax in Southampton County, Virginia. Turner and a group of slaves had been planning a rebellion for months, and on December 5 they attacked several plantations, killing over 50 white people.
3. On December 5, 1887, a devastating fire destroyed much of the business district of Richmond, Virginia. The fire started in a warehouse and quickly spread to other buildings, causing over $1 million in damages.
4. In 1945, the first meeting of the United Nations General Assembly was held in London, with Virginia senator Carter Glass representing the United States. Glass played a key role in the founding of the UN, and helped draft the organization's charter.
5. On December 5, 1955, the bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama began. While not directly related to Virginia, the boycott was sparked by the arrest of Rosa Parks, a Virginia native, for refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white person. The boycott lasted for over a year, and helped to galvanize the civil rights movement.
5 Fun Facts About December 5 In Virginia History
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