September 05: Fun Facts about Today in History

Happy Birthday! (September 05, 1946)
Freddie Mercury, Tanzanian-English singer-songwriter and producer. photo source: wikimedia.org

(September 05, 1960)
Muhammad Ali (then known as Cassius Clay) takes home the gold medal in the 175-pound light heavyweight boxing event at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome. photo source: wikimedia.org

(September 05, 1997)
The 1979 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Mother Teresa, died at age 87 in Calcutta, where she spent much of her life working with the impoverished (Kolkata). photo source: wikimedia.org

(September 05, 2001)
On this day in 2001, scientists revealed a discovery of energy flares that offered strong evidence of the predicted black hole at the centre of the Milky Way Galaxy during a scientific meeting in Washington, D.C.

(September 05, 2016)
Phyllis Schlafly, an American writer and political activist most known for her resistance to the women's movement and, in particular, the Equal Rights Amendment, died at the age of 92.