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.
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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