A to Z This Day in World History | December 5th

Here are some historical events that occurred on December 5: 1776: The Phi Beta Kappa Society, one of the oldest academic honor societies in the United States, was founded at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. 1831: Former U.S. President John Quincy Adams took his seat in the House of Representatives, becoming the only former president to serve in the U.S. House. 1933: The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified, repealing the Prohibition of alcohol. 1952: The Great Smog of London began, a severe air pollution event that lasted until December 9 and caused significant health problems and deaths. 1978: The American space probe Pioneer 12 (also known as Pioneer Venus) sent back its first images of Venus. 2001: The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) admitted that it had underestimated the amount of asbestos in the air following the September 11 attacks in New York City. 2013: Nelson Mandela, the former President of South Africa and anti-apartheid revolutionary, passed away at the age of 95. These are just a few historical events that happened on December 5. As with any date, there are numerous other events that occurred on this day throughout history. Podcast Website: https://atozenglishpodcast.com/a-to-z-this-day-in-world-history-december-5th/ Social Media: WeChat account ID: atozenglishpodcast Facebook Group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/671098974684413/ Tik Tok: @atozenglish1 Instagram: @atozenglish22 Twitter: @atozenglish22 A to Z Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/theatozenglishpodcast Check out our You Tube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCds7JR-5dbarBfas4Ve4h8A Donate to the show: https://app.redcircle.com/shows/9472af5c-8580-45e1-b0dd-ff211db08a90/donations Robin and Jack started a new You Tube channel called English Word Master. You can check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2aXaXaMY4P2VhVaEre5w7A Become a member of Podchaser and leave a positive review! https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-a-to-z-english-podcast-4779670 Join our Whatsapp group: https://forms.gle/zKCS8y1t9jwv2KTn7 Intro/Outro Music: Daybird by Broke for Free https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke_For_Free/Directionless_EP/Broke_For_Free_-_Directionless_EP_-_03_Day_Bird/ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Joplin/Piano_Rolls_from_archiveorg/ScottJoplin-RagtimeDance1906/ https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-a-to-z-english-podcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy