Key Historical Events on September 5: From Olympics to Presidential Assassination Attempts

This day in history marks significant occurrences including the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre and the 1975 assassination attempt on President Gerald Ford.

• In 1972, Palestinian militants attacked the Israeli Olympic team in Munich, resulting in multiple deaths and hostages.
• President Gerald R. Ford survived an assassination attempt by Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme in 1975.
• The first Continental Congress assembled in Philadelphia in 1774.
• Jack Kerouac's novel 'On the Road' was published in 1957.
• Muhammad Ali, then known as Cassius Clay, won an Olympic gold medal in 1960.

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