This Day in History
05 Mar 1046
Persian scholar Naser Khosrow begins the 7 year Middle Eastern journey which he will later describe in his book Safarnama
05 Mar 1179
3rd Lateran Council (11th ecumenical council) opens in Rome
05 Mar 1528
Utrecht governor Maarten van Rossum plunders The Hague
05 Mar 1558
Smoking tobacco introduced into Europe by Spanish physician Francisco Fernandes
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Churchill delivers Iron Curtain speech
In one of the most famous orations of the Cold War period former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill condemns the Soviet Unions policies in Europe...
Staff Sergeant Barry Sadler hits #1 with Ballad Of The Green Berets
Thanks to Hollywood Americas collective memory of the Vietnam War is now inextricably linked with the popular music of that era. More specifically it ...
Innovator of hypnotism dies
Franz Anton Mesmer a German physician who pioneered the medical field of hypnotic therapy dies in obscurity in Meersburg Swabia (now Germany).Born in 1734 M...
Hula-Hoop patented
On this day in 1963 the Hula-Hoop a hip-swiveling toy that became a huge fad across America when it was first marketed by Wham-O in 1958 is patented by the c...
Joseph Stalin dies
On this day Joseph Stalin leader of the Soviet Union since 1924 dies in Moscow.Ioseb Dzhugashvili was born in 1889 in Georgia then part of the old Russ...
Socialist revolutionary Rosa Luxemburg born
Rosa Luxemburg the leader of a revolutionary faction of the German socialist party during World War I is born on this day in 1871 in Zamos Poland an area t...
U.S.A.F. advisory team sent to Laos
The Joint Chiefs of Staff order a U.S. Air Force air commando training advisory team to Thailand to train Lao pilots in counterinsurgency tactics. Laos had won...
Blackhorse departs South Vietnam
The U.S. 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment less its 2nd Squadron withdraws from Vietnam. The Blackhorse Regiment (named for the black horse on the r...
Miller elected executive director of MLB Players Association
On this day in 1966 Marvin Miller is elected executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association. During his tenure Miller made baseball the f...
Dial-a-President radio program airs
On this day in 1977 the Dial-a-President radio program featuring President Jimmy Carter and CBS news anchorman Walter Cronkite airs for the first time. The b...
Antonio de Ulloa tries to govern Louisiana
A brilliant Spanish scientist and explorer Antonio de Ulloas political talents prove far less impressive when he tries to take control of the formerly ...
Charlotte Bronte declines marriage
Charlotte Bronte writes to the Reverend Henry Nussey declining marriage. The 23-year-old Bronte told him that he would find her romantic and eccentric...
Jon Stewart hosts 78th annual Academy Awards ceremony
By early 2006 Jon Stewart the irreverent host of The Daily Show a fake television news program on Comedy Central had seen the ratings for his show jump dram...
Jet breaks up near Mt. Fuji
On this day in 1966 a jet breaks apart in mid-air and plummets into Japans Mount Fuji. All 124 people on board the aircraft were killed. The plane...
Jim Morrison is charged with lewd behavior at a Miami concert
The Dade County Sheriffs Office issues an arrest warrant for Doors lead singer Jim Morrison. He is charged with a single felony count and three ...
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