What happend on 5th August

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06.08
2003

A car bomb explodes in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta.

1999

Mark McGwire becomes the 16th member of the 500 home run club with a home run at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri.

1995

The city of Knin, a significant Serb stronghold, is liberated by Croatian forces during Operation Storm. The date is celebrated as the day of victory ("Homeland Thanksgiving Day") in Croatia.

1981

Ronald Reagan fires 11,359 striking air-traffic controllers who ignored his order for them to return to work.

1974

Vietnam War: The U.S. Congress places a $1 billion dollar limit on military aid to South Vietnam.

1969

Mariner program: Mariner 7 makes its closest fly-by of Mars (3,524 kilometers).

1964

Vietnam War: Operation Pierce Arrow

1963

United States, United Kingdom, and Soviet Union sign a nuclear test ban treaty.

1962

Film actress and sex icon, Marilyn Monroe is found dead in her Los Angeles, California home after apparently overdosing on sleeping pills.

1960

Burkina Faso, then known as "Upper Volta", became independent from France