May 5, 1970: In a voter backlash for having sent National Guard troops to college campuses, favored Governor James Rhodes is defeated by Robert Taft in the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate.
May 5, 1865 – First train robbery in the United States at North Bend, west of Cincinnati. Some believe it was led by Frank James, who often stayed in expensive Cincinnati hotels and boasted that he was the first train robber in America.
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