December 5 in history: • 1484 – Pope Innocent VIII issued the papal bull Summis desiderantes affectibus, which gave the Dominican inquisitor Heinrich Kramer the explicit authority to prosecute witchcraft in Germany. → go there • 1952 – The "Great Smog of London" (pictured) began and lasted for five days, causing 12,000 deaths and leading to the Clean Air Act 1956. → go there • 1965 – The "glasnost meeting" took place in Moscow, becoming the first demonstration in the Soviet Union after World War II and marking the beginning of the civil rights movement in the country. → go there • 1972 – Gough Whitlam took office as the 21st Prime Minister of Australia and formed a duumvirate with his deputy Lance Barnard, ending 23 years of Liberal–Country Party government. → go there Died 1784: Phillis Wheatley Wiki link Born 1875: Arthur Currie Wiki link Born 1885: Louise Bryant Wiki link Born 1985: Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum Wiki link Pictured: [[Nelson's Column]] during the Great Smog of London.