Pocahontas married John Rolfe." class="wp-simple-rss-link">April 5, 1614: Pocahontas married John Rolfe.
George Washington cast the first presidential veto." class="wp-simple-rss-link">April 5, 1792: George Washington cast the first presidential veto.
Anne Sullivan makes the breakthrough to Helen Keller by spelling "water" in the manual alphabet." class="wp-simple-rss-link">April 5, 1887: Anne Sullivan makes the breakthrough to Helen Keller by spelling "water" in the manual alphabet.
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death for giving away atomic secrets to the Russians." class="wp-simple-rss-link">April 5, 1951: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death for giving away atomic secrets to the Russians.
Winston Churchill resigned as prime minister of Britain." class="wp-simple-rss-link">April 5, 1955: Winston Churchill resigned as prime minister of Britain.
North Pole. " class="wp-simple-rss-link">April 5, 1971:
Canadian Fran Phipps became the first woman to reach the North Pole.
Libya gave over two suspects in the Lockerbie, Scotland Pan Am bombing." class="wp-simple-rss-link">April 5, 1999: Libya gave over two suspects in the Lockerbie, Scotland Pan Am bombing.
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