Infoplease - This Day in History Events from This Day in History from the Editors of Infoplease http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory en-us Copyright 2008 Pearson Education editor@infoplease.com webmaster@infoplease.com Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:05:00 GMT Infoplease - This Day in History http://img.infoplease.com/images/04ip_logo113x20.gif 113 20 http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory <![CDATA[Sep 5, 1698: Russia's Peter the Great levied a tax on bearded men.]]> http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory/Sep-5 <![CDATA[Sep 5, 1774: The first Continental Congress met in Philadelphia.]]> http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory/Sep-5 <![CDATA[Sep 5, 1972: Palestinian guerrillas killed 11 Israelis at the Munich Summer Olympics.]]> http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory/Sep-5 More events from This Day in History: Sep 5 http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory/Sep-5