On This Day

5th April

456 - St. Patrick returned to Ireland as a missionary bishop.

1614 - In Virginia, Native American Pocahontas married English colonist John Rolfe.

1621 - The Mayflower set sail from Plymouth, Massachusetts on a return trip to Great Britain.

1722 - The Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen discovered Easter Island.

1904 - The first international rugby league match was played between England and an Other Nationalities team (Welsh & Scottish players) in Central Park, Wigan, England.

1923 - Firestone Tyre and Rubber Company began production of balloon-tyres.

1930 - In an act of civil disobedience, Gandhi broke British law by marching to the sea and making salt.

1955 - Winston Churchill resigned as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom amid indications of failing health.

1956 - Fidel Castro declared himself at war with the President of Cuba.

2008 - Charlton Heston died.

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