On this day: November 5

POSTED: 09:11 PM PST Nov 04, 2012    UPDATED: 11:00 PM PST Nov 04, 2012 

Guy Fawkes is caught red-handed, Susan B. Anthony votes, George Foreman becomes the oldest Heavyweight Champion ever, Saddam Hussein is sentenced to death, and tragedy strikes Fort Hood, all on this day.

OTD November 5 - Sam Shepard
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1943: Actor and playwright Sam Shepard, best known for roles in movies such as "The Right Stuff" and "Black Hawk Down," is born in Fort Sheridan, Ill.

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