April 05

Sunday 05, 1992:

Siege of Sarajevo begins when Serb paramilitaries murder peace protestor Suada Dilberovic on the Skenderija Bridge.

Thursday 05, 1973:

Pierre Messmer becomes Prime Minister of France

Tuesday 05, 1955:

Winston Churchill resigns as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom amid indications of failing health.

Thursday 05, 1945:

Cold War: Yugoslav leader Josip "Tito" Broz signs an agreement with the USSR allowing "temporary entry of Soviet troops into Yugoslav territory."

Thursday 05, 1792:

U.S. President George Washington vetos a bill designed to apportion representatives among U.S. states. This is the first time the presidential veto has been used in the United States.