On This Day in History
March 5
Historical Events
363 Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90,000 to attack the Sassanid Empire in a campaign that leads to his death
1496 English King Henry VII grants John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto) a commission to explore for new lands
 |
1770 British soldiers kill five men in a crowd throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks at them. African American Crispus Attucks is the first to die and is later held up as an early Black martyr. The Boston Massacre or Incident on King Street galvanizes anti-British feelings.
1841 First continuous filibuster in the US Senate begins, as the Democratic minority attempt to run out the clock on a bill to establish a national bank, lasts until March 11
1946 Winston Churchill's "Iron Curtain" speech in Fulton, Missouri, popularizes the term and draws attention to the division of Europe
| More Historical Events |
Famous Birthdays
Also Penn Jillette (70) and Bernard Arnault (76)
| More Famous Birthdays |
Famous Deaths
| More Famous Deaths |
Mass Murderer Stalin Goes to His Grave
 |
Countless millions of Russians were killed by the hand of Joseph Stalin, one of the most feared and brutal dictators of all time. He himself died on this day.
| Stalin's Rise to Power |
No comments:
Post a Comment