1) On September 5, 1862, famed photographer Eadweard Muybridge was born in Kingston upon Thames, England. He later moved to California and gained notoriety for his groundbreaking work in motion photography.

2) The infamous California Gold Rush began on September 5, 1849, when news of gold mining in the state first spread throughout the country. Thousands of people flocked to California in search of wealth and fortune.

3) On September 5, 1975, Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, a member of the Charles Manson "family," attempted to assassinate President Gerald Ford in Sacramento's Capitol Park. She was tackled and disarmed by Secret Service agents before she could fire her gun.

4) September 5, 1972 was the date of the Munich Olympics massacre, in which 11 members of the Israeli Olympic team were taken hostage and ultimately killed by members of the Palestinian terrorist group Black September.

5) In 1939, on September 5, a catastrophic fire broke out in Los Angeles' La Grande Station, killing 17 people and injuring dozens more. The disaster prompted widespread changes to building and fire safety codes.