March 5, 1868 Prosper Poullet, Belgian viscount/jurist/minister March 5, 1868 Stapler patented in England by C H Gould March 5, 1868 U.S. Senate organizes to decide charges against President Andrew Johnson March 5, 1867 Theodor Zockler, German theologist (Stanislauer Anstalten) March 5, 1864 1st track meet between Oxford & Cambridge March 5, 1862 Union troops under brig-gen Wright occupy Fernandina Florida March 5, 1856 Covent Garden Opera House destroyed in a fire March 5, 1856 Georgia becomes 1st state to regulate railroads March 5, 1853 Arthur W Foote, Salem Mass, organist/composer (Suite for Strings in E) March 5, 1853 Georg A Kestner, German art collector/diplomat, dies at 75 March 5, 1853 Howard Pyle, illustrator/painter/author (King Stork) March 5, 1852 Isabella Gregory, Ireland, writer/playwright (Golden Apple) March 5, 1850 Daniel Brink Towner, composer March 5, 1849 Zachary Taylor sworn in as 12th president March 5, 1845 Alfonse Hasselmans, composer March 5, 1845 Congress appropriates $30,000 to ship camels to western US March 5, 1843 William F Sudds, composer March 5, 1840 Constance Fenimore Woolson, NH, writer (Jupiter Lights) March 5, 1836 Mexico attacks Alamo March 5, 1828 Johann Gungl, composer