On September 5th in US Political History
On September 5th in 1774 In Philadelphia, the first session of the Continental Congress convened at Carpenter's Hall. Peyton Randolph was elected unanimously as the first president.
On September 5th in 1836 Sam Houston was elected as the first president of the Republic of Texas.
On September 5th in 1877 Sioux chief Crazy Horse was killed by the bayonet of a U.S. soldier. Crazy Horse allegedly resisted confinement to a jail cell.
On September 5th in 1881 The American Red Cross provided relief for disaster for the first time. The disaster was the Great Fire of 1881 in Michigan.
On September 5th in 1882 The first Labor Day observance was held in New York City. Parades soon became an important part of Labor Day festivities. Local and regional Labor Day observances spread across the nation until, on June 28, 1894, the U.S. Congress passed an act making the first Monday in September a legal holiday.
On September 5th in 1905 The Treaty of Portsmouth was signed by Russia and Japan to end the Russo-Japanese War. The settlement was mediated by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt in New Hampshire.
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