ARTS & ENTERTAINMENTBUSINESSLIFESTYLESCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY On This Day In History [May 5th] By Tehsuan Glover - May 5, 2015 3233 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp In 1260 Kublai Khan became ruler of the Mongol Empire. In 1861 Mexican troops fought of a French invasion defending the country’s sovereignty. In 1891 Carnegie Hall opened in New York with guest conductor Tchaikovsky. In 1921 designer Coco Chanel released Chanel No 5. On May 5, 1961 Alan Shepard became the first American to travel into space. Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Print (Opens in new window) Print Related RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR ViewerCon’s Chris Witherspoon Says Hollywood Doesn’t Call The Shots Anymore. You Do. Art, Nature, and Wellness: Why Grounds for Sculpture Is an Essential NJ Day Trip The Factory of Imagination: Inside the Hidden Industrial Bays of the Johnson Atelier