April 05

Tuesday 05, 2005:

ABC News anchor Peter Jennings announces on World News Tonight that he has been diagnosed with lung cancer. It would be his last on-air appearance.

Monday 05, 1999:

In Laramie, Wyoming, United States, Russell Henderson pleads guilty to kidnapping and felony murder in order to avoid a possible death penalty conviction for the hate crime killing of Matthew Shepard.

Sunday 05, 1998:

In Japan, the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge linking Shikoku with Honshu and costing about US$3.8 billion, opens to traffic, becoming the largest suspension bridge in the world.

Monday 05, 1993:

The Child Support Act 1991, administered by the Child Support Agency, comes into effect in the United Kingdom.

Sunday 05, 1992:

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

Friday 05, 1991:

ASA Embraer EMB 120 crashes in Brunswick, Georgia, United States, killing all 23 aboard.

Monday 05, 1976:

In the People's Republic of China, the April Fifth Movement leads to the Tiananmen incident.

Thursday 05, 1973:

Pierre Messmer becomes Prime Minister of France

Wednesday 05, 1972:

Vietnam War: North Vietnamese forces invade Binh Long Province, launching a second front of the Nguyen Hue Offensive.

Saturday 05, 1969:

Vietnam War: Massive antiwar demonstrations are held in New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and other cities around the United States.

Friday 05, 1957:

In India, Communists won the first elections in united Kerala and E. M. S. Namboodiripad sworn in as the first chief minister.

Tuesday 05, 1955:

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

Thursday 05, 1951:

Ethel and Julius Rosenberg are sentenced to death for performing espionage for the Soviet Union.

Tuesday 05, 1949:

A fire in a hospital in Effingham, Illinois, United States, kills 77 people.

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."

Sunday 05, 1936:

Tupelo-Gainesville Outbreak: A F5 tornado slams into the north side of Tupelo, Mississippi, killing 233. It is the 4th deadliest tornado in U.S. history.

Saturday 05, 1930:

In an act of civil disobedience, Mohandas Gandhi breaks British law after marching to the sea and making salt.

Thursday 05, 1923:

Firestone Tire and Rubber Company starts production of balloon-tires.

Saturday 05, 1862:

American Civil War: Battle of Yorktown. The battle begins when Union forces under General George McClellan close in on the Confederate capital Richmond, Virginia.

Thursday 05, 1804:

The first recorded meteorite falls in Possil, Scotland (High Possil Meteorite).

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.

Sunday 05, 1654:

The Treaty of Westminster, ending the First Anglo-Dutch War, is signed.

Monday 05, 1621:

The Mayflower sets sail from Plymouth on a return trip to Great Britain.

Saturday 05, 1614:

In Virginia, Native American Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe.

Saturday 05, 1242:

During a battle on the ice of Chudskoye Lake, Russian forces rebuff an invasion attempt by the Teutonic Knights.

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