1945: Aircraft squadron lost in the Bermuda Triangle

[Dec 5]( THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1945 [Aircraft squadron lost in the Bermuda Triangle]( At 2:10 p.m., five U.S. Navy Avenger torpedo-bombers comprising Flight 19 take off from the Ft. Lauderdale Naval Air Station in Florida on a routine three-hour training mission. Flight 19 was scheduled to take them due east for 120 miles, north for 73 miles, and then back over a final 120-mile leg... [read more »]( American Revolution 1776 [Phi Beta Kappa is founded while army flounders »]( Automotive 1970 [Last segment of the Dan Ryan Expressway opens in Chicago »]( Civil War 1839 [George Custer born »]( Cold War 1978 [USSR and Afghanistan sign "friendship treaty" »]( Crime 1873 [The Boston Belfry Murderer kills his first victim »]( Disaster 1876 [Hundreds die in Brooklyn theater fire »]( General Interest 1933 [Prohibition ends »]( Hollywood 1984 [Eddie Murphy stars in Beverly Hills Cop »]( Literary 1941 [Steinbeck's Sea of Cortez is published »]( Music 2000 [O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack released »]( Old West 1871 [Rodeo star Bill Pickett born in Texas »]( Presidential 1782 [Van Buren is born »]( Sports 2002 [Roone Arledge dies »]( Vietnam War 1964 [Army Captain awarded first Medal of Honor for action in Vietnam »]( 1970 [North Vietnam announces it will not be intimidated by U.S. bombing »]( World War I 1915 [Siege of British-occupied Kut, Mesopotamia begins »]( World War II 1941 [American carrier Lexington heads to Midway »]( [HISTORY.com]( [SHOWS]( [VIDEOS]( [SCHEDULE]( [TOPICS]( [Subscribe]( | [Update Profile]( | [Contact Us](mailto:thc.newsletters@aetn.com) This is a promotional email from HISTORY and A+E Networks. You received this message because {EMAIL} is subscribed to This Day In History email updates. If you DO NOT wish to receive these emails please [UNSUBSCRIBE](. Having trouble viewing this message? [View the web version](. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not junk folders) and view images, [please add us to your address book or safe/white list](. © 2017 A&E Television Networks, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Email Marketing, 235 E 45th Street, New York, NY 10017 [Corporate Information]( | [TV Parental Guidelines]( | [Careers]( | [Terms of Use]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Copyright Policy]( | [Ad Sales]( | [Ad Choices](