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5 December
Contemporary era
1958
First British motorway
On 5 December 1958, the UK's first motorway, the Preston Bypass, opened.
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Contemporary era
1933
End of Prohibition
On 5 December 1933, ratification of the 21st Amendment ended Prohibition in the United States.
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From the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment
1791
Death of Mozart
On 5 December 1791, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died in Vienna at the age of thirty-five.
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