History from the side of those it happened to
On this day — December 5
| Date | Country | Category | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 December 1955 | United States | Racism | Montgomery residents begin a mass bus boycott |
| 5 December 1895 | United States | Mathematics | Elbert Frank Cox is born |
| 5 December 1895 | United States | Mathematics | Cox studies polynomial solutions of difference equations |
| 5 December 1895 | United States | Mathematics | Racism restricted Cox's academic recognition |
| 5 December 1895 | United States | Mathematics | Cox helps build mathematics at Howard University |