March 5

1770: Boston Massacre occurs when British troops fire into a crow in Boston, killing five people.

1845: Congress appropriates $30,000 in order to ship camels to the western U.S. The Camel Corps would eventually fail, in 1866.

1883: Talk at the territory convention centered on the capitol removal. A new deal was being developed to have the capitol of Dakota Territory moved to Sioux Falls.

1884: The Marquis De Mores contracted with Altman, of the Fulton market, for three car loads of beef per day. Along with the beef, the Marquis had also contracted with E.G. Blackford for one car load of salmon per week.

1903: A bill, for a bounty of $2.50 for each wolf or coyote killed, passed the house. The law had previously been repealed in 1897, after the state had over $20,000 in unpaid warrants.