On November 5, 1781, John Hanson, of Frederick, was elected by Congress as the first "President of the United States in Congress Assembled." On November 5, 1912, Dr. Franklin Buchanan Smith, the first health officer for both Frederick City and Frederick County, died of typhoid fever. He was buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. On November 5, 1963, 9-year-old Donald K. Smith, son of Floyd and Marie Smith of Old Annapolis Road, was critically injured when attacked by three dogs belonging to Gilmore "Jake" Hamilton. On November 5, 1973, Claude Delauter went to bed unaware that within 24 hours he would become the first African-American elected to Frederick City's Board of Aldermen. Elizabeth Burkett became the first woman elected to the Board of Aldermen in the same election. On November 5, 1991, Frederick County voters rejected a change in county government from the commissioner form to the charter form by a 3-1 margin. On November 5, 1994, Dr. George R. Houston Jr., the endowment fund manager for Georgetown University, was installed as the 23rd president of Mt. Saint Mary's College in Emmitsburg. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury (wasps65@earthlink.net)