On this day: July 5

July 5

Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq

• 1775 – The Second Continental Congress of Britain's Thirteen Colonies adopted the Olive Branch Petition in the hopes of avoiding war with Great Britain.
• 1865 – Royal assent was given to an Act of Parliament allowing the Talyllyn Railway to carry passengers by steam haulage – the first narrow-gauge railway in Britain to do so from the start.
• 1950 – Korean War: In the first encounter between North Korean and American forces, the unprepared and undisciplined U.S. Army task force was routed.
• 1977 – General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (pictured) overthrew Pakistani Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in a military coup d'état.
• 2004 – Indonesia held its first direct presidential elections, which resulted in the election of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as President of Indonesia after the second round on September 20.

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