Today in History

November 5

1838 - Honduras becomes an independent republic.

1914 - Britain annexes Cyprus, Egypt and Sudan during the First World War. 1968 - Richard Nixon is elected the 37th President of the US.

2006 - Saddam Hussain is sentenced to death by an Iraqi court for crimes against humanity.

2010 - Most-wanted drug lord Cardenas Guillen is killed by Mexican marines.

2011 - Seven are killed and 51 injured in a 34-vehicle collision in Somerset, England.

2013 - India successfully launches its first mission to Mars.

2017 - Saudi Arabia has detained 11 princes, four ministers and businessmen in a crackdown on corruption.