Feb 5 1861
The "Peep Show" machine patented by Samuel Goodale of Cincinnati.
Feb 5 1914
Beat author William S. Burroughs born in St. Louis, MO.
Feb 5 1958
The US Air Force manages to lose an H-bomb somewhere off the coast off Savannah, Georgia. Way to go!
Feb 5 1979
Woodrow Bussey files suit against the Adolf Coors Brewing Company for failing to warn him that their product, Coors Beer, is an intoxicating beverage.
Feb 5 1998
The cold war era Checkpoint Charlie sign -- "You Are Leaving The American Sector" -- is stolen in Berlin.
Feb 5 1999
Mike Tyson was sentenced to a year in jail for assaulting two people after a car accident on August 31, 1998. Tyson was also fined $5,000, had to serve 2 years of probation, and had to perform 200 hours of community service upon release.
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