This Day in History
05 Apr 1058
Bishop Giovanni Minchus [the thin] elected as Anti-Pope Benedict X
05 Apr 1566
200 Brussel nobles offer Margaretha of Parma a petition
05 Apr 1585
Clemens Crabbeels becomes bishop of Hertogenbosch
05 Apr 1609
Daimyo (Lord) of the Satsuma Domain in southern Kysh Japan completes his successful invasion of the Ryky Kingdom in Okinawa
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Rosenbergs sentenced to die
At the end of a highly publicized espionage case death sentences are imposed against Julius and Ethel Rosenberg one week after the couple were found guilty of...
Abortion rights advocates march on Washington
A march and rally in support of abortion rights for women draws several hundred thousand people to demonstrations in Washington D.C. One of the largest protest...
Pocahontas marries John Rolfe
Pocahontas daughter of the chief of the Powhatan Indian confederacy marries English tobacco planter John Rolfe in Jamestown Virginia. The marriage ensured pe...
Yugoslavian partisan leader Tito signs friendship treaty with Soviet Union
On this day in 1945 Yugoslav partisan leader Tito signs an agreement permitting temporary entry of Soviet troops into Yugoslav territory.Josip Br...
North Vietnamese launch second front of Nguyen Hue Offensive
Moving out of eastern Cambodia North Vietnamese troops open the second front of their offensive with a drive into Binh Long Province attacking Loc Ninh a bor...
Antiwar demonstrations held across United States
Approximately 100000 antiwar demonstrators march in New York City to demand that the United States withdraw from Vietnam. The weekend of antiwar protests ended...
Washington exercises first presidential veto
George Washington exercises the first presidential veto of a Congressional bill on this day in 1792. The bill introduced a new plan for dividing seats in the Ho...
Business magnate and famed aviator Howard Hughes dies
Howard Robard Hughes one of the richest men to emerge from the American West during the 20th century dies while flying from Acapulco to Houston.Born in Housto...
James Brown calms Boston following the King assassination
On the morning after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. city officials in Boston Massachusetts were scrambling to prepare for an expected secon...
Darwin sends first three chapters of The Origin of Species to his publisher
Naturalist Charles Darwin sends his publishers the first three chapters of Origin of Species which will become one of the most influential books ever published...
Charlton Heston dies
Best known in his later years as the outspoken president of the National Rifle Association (NRA) the actor Charlton Heston first earned a reputation in Hollywo...
Tornadoes devastate Tupelo and Gainesville
On this day in 1936 two small towns in Mississippi and Georgia are devastated by tornadoes killing 200 people in one of the deadliest spates of tornadoes in U...
Grunge Rock Icon Kurt Cobain Commits Suicide
Modern rock icon Kurt Cobain commits suicide on this day in 1994. His body was discovered inside his home in Seattle Washington three days later by Gary Smith...
Rosenbergs sentenced to death for spying
The climax of the most sensational spy trial in American history is reached when a federal judge sentences Julius and Ethel Rosenberg to death for their roles i...
Siege of Yorktown begins
Union forces under General George McClellan arrive at Yorktown Virginia and establish siege lines instead of directly attacking the Confederate defenders.This...
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