Wikipedia reveals other reasons to celebrate (and/or mourn) November 5.
Today is Guy Fawkes Day. This is the 401st anniversary of Fawkes‘ involvement in the Gunpowder Plot to assassinate King James I. A couple generations later, this date also marked the beginning of the Glorious Revolution that eventually toppled James II. Another little bit of rebellion came in 1872, when Susan B. Anthony did a little bit of civil disobedience by daring to cast a vote. (A woman! Gasp!)
Monopoly first hit the shelves during the heart of the Depression, and I Love Lucy debuted on November 5, 1951. In 1979, the United States was declared to be the Great Satan. And Saddam Hussein was just sentenced to death.
The New York Times and the BBC both have “On This Day” features.
Mark Larson 
Happy birthday!!! Sounds like you’ve got quite the important day in history.(Surfing in via NaBloPoMo)
happy birthday!!! : )wow, now I simply have to know what happened on my birthday which is coming up this month!(surfing in via NaBloPoMo) (I stole that from Lauren ’cause it makes so much darn sense :)