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.