On This Day for September 5 - Evidence provided for black hole theory, Crazy Horse is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, [click here to view](. September 05 [Model for the Crazy Horse Memorial being carved into the Black Hills, South Dakota.] FEATURED BIOGRAPHY 1842 Crazy Horse The [Sioux]( Indian chief [Crazy Horse]( who died this day in 1877 during a scuffle with soldiers trying to imprison him, was a leader of the Sioux resistance to the invasion of America's northern [Great Plains]( by whites. [SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY]( [Hubble Space Telescope image of an 800-light-year-wide spiral-shaped disk of dust fueling a massive black hole in the centre of galaxy NGC 4261, located 100 million light-years away in the direction of the constellation Virgo.] FEATURED EVENT 2001 Evidence provided for black hole theory At a scientific conference in Washington, D.C., this day in 2001, scientists described an observation of energy flares that provided strong evidence of the theorized [black hole]( at the centre of the [Milky Way Galaxy](. [SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY]( MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY [Ford, Gerald R.] 1975: Lynette (“Squeaky”) Fromme attempted to assassinate U.S. President [Gerald R. Ford]( Fromme, a follower of [Charles Manson]( was sentenced to life in prison but was released in 2009. [Houston, Sam] 1836: [Sam Houston]( was elected president of the Republic of [Texas](. [Marie Leszczyńska, detail from a pastel by Jean de la Tour; in the Louvre, Paris.] 1725: [Marie Leszczyńska]( of [Poland]( was married to King [Louis XV]( of [France](. [Phyllis Schlafly demonstrating against the Equal Rights Amendment, Washington, D.C., 1977.] 2016: American writer and political activist [Phyllis Schlafly]( who was best known for her opposition to the [women's movement]( and especially the [Equal Rights Amendment]( died at age 92. [Mother Teresa, 1993.] 1997: [Mother Teresa]( was awarded the 1979 [Nobel Peace Prize]( for her charitable work with the poor, especially in India—died in Calcutta (Kolkata). [Munich 1972 Olympic Games: terrorism] 1972: Palestinian [terrorists]( [attacked]( the Olympic Village in Munich, West Germany, during the [Summer Olympic Games]( taking hostages and eventually killing 11 members of the Israeli team. [SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY]( ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1946 Freddie Mercury British singer and songwriter 1638 Louis XIV king of France 1929 Bob Newhart American actor and comedian 1942 Werner Herzog German director 1912 John Cage American composer 1766 John Dalton British scientist [SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY]( FOLLOW: [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, [click here](. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2018 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. [Privacy Policy]( • [Help](