December 5th in History
December 5th
1766 – Christie's hold their first sale
Art auction house Christie's founder James Christie made his first art sale.
1905 The roof of Charing Cross Railway Station in London collapsed, killing five people.
1928 England beat Australia by a record 675 runs in the Test at Brisbane.
1958 Prime Minister Harold Macmillan opened the Preston bypass in Lancashire. It was the first stretch of motorway in Britain and is now part of the M6 and M55 motorways.
1976The journalist Phil Sutcliffe takes Stewart Copeland of the band Curved Air to see a Newcastle band called Last Exit. Sutcliffe introduces Copeland to Last Exit's bass player, Sting. A few months later, they form The Police .
1766 – Christie's hold their first sale
Art auction house Christie's founder James Christie made his first art sale.
1905 The roof of Charing Cross Railway Station in London collapsed, killing five people.
1928 England beat Australia by a record 675 runs in the Test at Brisbane.
1958 Prime Minister Harold Macmillan opened the Preston bypass in Lancashire. It was the first stretch of motorway in Britain and is now part of the M6 and M55 motorways.
1976The journalist Phil Sutcliffe takes Stewart Copeland of the band Curved Air to see a Newcastle band called Last Exit. Sutcliffe introduces Copeland to Last Exit's bass player, Sting. A few months later, they form The Police .
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