On 11/5 in New Mormon History...

[New Mormon History]

Historic events in New Mormon History on 11/5

1878: LDS political organ, the Salt Lake Herald, editorial, "The Election To-day," in part: "No apparent interest has been taken in the matter, one side resting serenely in the knowledge that it will be successful."
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn

1890: U.S. district attorney files suit to confiscate Temple Square and the Salt Lake temple, which the federal government seizes for five months.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn

1895: Utah's first elected state governor is LDS Heber M. Wells who serves (1896-1905). Other Mormon governors of Utah are John C. Cutler (1905-1909), William Spry (1909-17), Charles R. Mabey (1921-25), Henry H. Blood (1933-41), Herbert B. Maw (1941-49), George D. Clyde (1957-65), Calvin L. Rampton (1965-77), Scott M. Mattheson (1977-85), Norman Bangerter (1985-93), Mike Leavitt (1993-2003), Olene S. Walker (2003-05), Jon Huntsman, Jr. (2005-09), and Gary Herbert (2009- ).
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn

1896: Apostle Lorenzo Snow's youngest plural wife bears his last child in Canada. At age 82 he is the oldest general authority to father a child.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn

1903: announcement of the purchase of Carthage Jail as an historic site.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn

1951: The First Presidency learns of plans by Warner Brother to make a film about the Mountain Meadows Massacre, based on the recent scholarly book by LDS Juanita Brooks. Within seven days the First Presidency successfully persuades the Hollywood studio to kill the project.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn

1960: concerning Gideon Dolo, a Fijian whose people had troubled LDS headquarters because of their negoid appearance, the Church News notes that he is "the first of his race to hold the Melchizedek Priesthood. The first Fijian to receive his temple endowments. The first of his race to serve as a proselyting missionary for the Church."
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn

1985: Spencer W. Kimball dies.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn

1991: Deedee Corradini is elected as the first woman mayor of Salt Lake City. She is non-Mormon as are more than half of the city's residents.
Source: See The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn



To see the whole database in chronological order, Click here. Note that I'm not done entering all the information. While most of these facts come from Quinn's book, I'm seeking the primary sources for each, but this will take a long time.