Historical Events for 5th September 2022

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1634 - -6] Battle at Nordlingen: King Ferdinand III and Spain beat Sweden and German protestants
1786 - Montplaisir Ceramic factory opens in Schaarbeek Belgium
1844 - Iron ore discovered in Minnesota's Mesabi Mountains
1906 - St. Louis University quarterback Bradbury Robinson throws first legal forward pass in the history of American football for a TD to Jack Schneider at Carroll College, Waukesha, Wisconsin; St. Louis wins, 22-0
1932 - The French Upper Volta is broken apart between Ivory Coast, French Sudan, and Niger
1939 - FDR declares US neutrality at start of WW II in Europe
1946 - Joe Garagiola plays his 1st major league baseball game, in his hometown of St. Louis; 2 RBI's in Cardinals' win over Chicago Cubs
1971 - NY Mets Don Hahn hits 1st inside the park homer at Phillies Vet
1979 - American Roscoe Tanner fires 11 aces, breaks the net with his bullet serve and upsets top-seed Björn Borg 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 in the US Open Tennis quarterfinals
1988 - CFL's Earl Winfield (Ham) scores TDs on 101-yd punt return, 100-yd kickoff return and 58-yd pass reception

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