UFO Abduction
November 5, 1975
According to Travis Walton, he was abducted from a group of loggers and held for five days by aliens aboard a UFO. His story won a National Enquirer prize of $5,000 and provided the basis for the movie Fire in the Sky (1993).First NBA Player to Shatter a Backboard
November 5, 1946
Chuck Connors (who went on to star in TV's The Rifleman), playing for the Boston Celtics, shatters a backboard during the pre-game warm-up; it broke due to improper installation.
Chess
November 5, 1992 obby Fischer beats Boris Spassky (10 games to 5) and takes the $5,000,000 prize in their chess rematch.
Jon-Erik Hexum
Born November 5, 1957 d. 1984
American actor. He shot himself playing Russian Roulette with a blank gun on the set of the TV series Cover Up. He was unaware that the explosion from blanks is deadly at close range. He died six days later from his injuries. TV: Voyagers! (1982-83, time traveler Phineas Bogg) and Cover Up (1984, Mac Harper).
First Seeing Eye Dog in the U.S.
November 5, 1927
An article appears in the Saturday Evening Post by Dorothy Eustis describing how Swiss shepherds were training dogs to lead the blind. This led American Morris Frank to visit Eustis where he received his own seeing eye dog, Buddy. With Eustis' financial backing, Morris returned to the U.S. with Buddy and cofounded The Seeing Eye to train guide dogs.