April 5
1614 - Pocahontas, daughter of the leader of the Powhatan tribe, married English colonist John Rolfe in Virginia.
1764 - Britain's Parliament passed The American Revenue Act of 1764, also known as the Sugar Act, which was repealed in 1766.
1792 - President George Washington cast the first presidential veto, rejecting a congressional measure for apportioning representatives among the states.
1887 - Anne Sullivan makes the breakthrough to Helen Keller by spelling "water" in the manual alphabet.
1887 - British historian Lord Acton wrote in a letter, "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."
1895 - Playwright Oscar Wilde lost his criminal libel case against the Marquess of Queensbury, who had accused the writer of homosexual practices.
1933 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an executive order creating the Civilian Conservation Corps and an anti-hoarding order that effectively prohibited private ownership of gold.
1951 - Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death for giving away atomic secrets to the Soviet Union.
1955 - Winston Churchill resigns as prime minister of Britain.
1964 - Army Gen. Douglas MacArthur died in Washington, D.C. at age 84.
1971 - Canadian Fran Phipps became the first woman to reach the North Pole.
1976 - Reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes died at age 72.
1987 - Fox Broadcasting Co. made its prime-time TV debut.
1999 - Libya gave over two suspects in the Lockerbie, Scotland Pan Am bombing.
2008 - Actor Charlton Heston died at age 84.
2010 - An explosion at the Upper Big Branch mine near Charleston, West Virginia killed 29 workers.
2010 - In a televised rescue, 115 Chinese coal miners were freed after spending eight days trapped in a flooded mine, surviving an accident that had killed 38.
2017 - YouTube TV, Google's new streaming package of about 40 television channels, made its debut.
Birthdays
26 - Emmalyn Estrada (singer)
29 - Lily James (actress)
32 - Charlotte Flair (professional wrestler)
36 - Hayley Atwell (actress)
42 - Sterling K. Brown (actor)
45 - Pharrell Williams (rapper)
47 - Victoria Hamilton (actress)
47 - Krista Allen (actress)
50 - Paula Cole (singer)
52 - Mike McCready (musician)
64 - Peter Case (singer)
66 - Mitch Pileggi (actor)
72 - Jane Asher (actress)
75 - Max Gail (actor)
77 - Michael Moriarty (actor)
81 - Colin Powell (general/politician)
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Today in Sports History - April 5
1965 - The color of NFL penalty flags was changed from white to bright gold.
1967 - Philadelphia '76ers player Wilt Chamberlain sets NBA single-game record of 41 rebounds.
1970 - Bobby Orr (Boston Bruins) became the first NHL defenseman to win the Art Ross Trophy as the NHL's top scorer.
1973 - NFL adopts jersey numbering system (i.e. quarterbacks, 1-19).
1984 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar became the highest-scoring player in NBA history with 31,421 career points, breaking Wilt Chamberlain's record. (He still holds the career record with 38,387 points.)
1987 - Doug Jarvis (Hartford Whalers) completed his 12th NHL season in his 962nd consecutive game. Jarvis retired after playing the first two games of the 1987-88 season setting the iron-man record at 964 games.
1989 - Orel Hershiser ends his 59 consecutive scoreless pitched inning streak.
1990 - John Stockton reaches 1000-assist mark for NBA record three years in a row.
1992 - WrestleMania VIII was held in Indianapolis. The main event saw "Macho Man" Randy Savage defeat Ric Flair for the WWF Championship and Hulk Hogan defeated Sid Justice.
1993 - North Carolina defeats Michigan 77-71 to win the NCAA Tournament.
1993 - The Colorado Rockies play their first game in franchise history, losing to the New York Mets, 3-0.
1993 - The Florida Marlins play their first game in franchise history, defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-3.
1999 - Barry Bonds was walked intentionally for the 270th time of his career. He passed Hank Aaron on the all-time list.
2004 - Connecticut defeated Georgia Tech 82-73 to win the NCAA Tournament.
2009 - WrestleMania XXV was held in Houston. The main event featured The Undertaker defeating Shawn Michaels, John Cena defeting the Big Show and Edge for the World Heavyweight Championship and Triple H defeated Randy Orton for the WWE Championship.
2010 - Duke defeats Butler 61-59 to win the NCAA Tournament.
1614 - Pocahontas, daughter of the leader of the Powhatan tribe, married English colonist John Rolfe in Virginia.
1764 - Britain's Parliament passed The American Revenue Act of 1764, also known as the Sugar Act, which was repealed in 1766.
1792 - President George Washington cast the first presidential veto, rejecting a congressional measure for apportioning representatives among the states.
1887 - Anne Sullivan makes the breakthrough to Helen Keller by spelling "water" in the manual alphabet.
1887 - British historian Lord Acton wrote in a letter, "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."
1895 - Playwright Oscar Wilde lost his criminal libel case against the Marquess of Queensbury, who had accused the writer of homosexual practices.
1933 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an executive order creating the Civilian Conservation Corps and an anti-hoarding order that effectively prohibited private ownership of gold.
1951 - Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death for giving away atomic secrets to the Soviet Union.
1955 - Winston Churchill resigns as prime minister of Britain.
1964 - Army Gen. Douglas MacArthur died in Washington, D.C. at age 84.
1971 - Canadian Fran Phipps became the first woman to reach the North Pole.
1976 - Reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes died at age 72.
1987 - Fox Broadcasting Co. made its prime-time TV debut.
1999 - Libya gave over two suspects in the Lockerbie, Scotland Pan Am bombing.
2008 - Actor Charlton Heston died at age 84.
2010 - An explosion at the Upper Big Branch mine near Charleston, West Virginia killed 29 workers.
2010 - In a televised rescue, 115 Chinese coal miners were freed after spending eight days trapped in a flooded mine, surviving an accident that had killed 38.
2017 - YouTube TV, Google's new streaming package of about 40 television channels, made its debut.
Birthdays
26 - Emmalyn Estrada (singer)
29 - Lily James (actress)
32 - Charlotte Flair (professional wrestler)
36 - Hayley Atwell (actress)
42 - Sterling K. Brown (actor)
45 - Pharrell Williams (rapper)
47 - Victoria Hamilton (actress)
47 - Krista Allen (actress)
50 - Paula Cole (singer)
52 - Mike McCready (musician)
64 - Peter Case (singer)
66 - Mitch Pileggi (actor)
72 - Jane Asher (actress)
75 - Max Gail (actor)
77 - Michael Moriarty (actor)
81 - Colin Powell (general/politician)
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Today in Sports History - April 5
1965 - The color of NFL penalty flags was changed from white to bright gold.
1967 - Philadelphia '76ers player Wilt Chamberlain sets NBA single-game record of 41 rebounds.
1970 - Bobby Orr (Boston Bruins) became the first NHL defenseman to win the Art Ross Trophy as the NHL's top scorer.
1973 - NFL adopts jersey numbering system (i.e. quarterbacks, 1-19).
1984 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar became the highest-scoring player in NBA history with 31,421 career points, breaking Wilt Chamberlain's record. (He still holds the career record with 38,387 points.)
1987 - Doug Jarvis (Hartford Whalers) completed his 12th NHL season in his 962nd consecutive game. Jarvis retired after playing the first two games of the 1987-88 season setting the iron-man record at 964 games.
1989 - Orel Hershiser ends his 59 consecutive scoreless pitched inning streak.
1990 - John Stockton reaches 1000-assist mark for NBA record three years in a row.
1992 - WrestleMania VIII was held in Indianapolis. The main event saw "Macho Man" Randy Savage defeat Ric Flair for the WWF Championship and Hulk Hogan defeated Sid Justice.
1993 - North Carolina defeats Michigan 77-71 to win the NCAA Tournament.
1993 - The Colorado Rockies play their first game in franchise history, losing to the New York Mets, 3-0.
1993 - The Florida Marlins play their first game in franchise history, defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-3.
1999 - Barry Bonds was walked intentionally for the 270th time of his career. He passed Hank Aaron on the all-time list.
2004 - Connecticut defeated Georgia Tech 82-73 to win the NCAA Tournament.
2009 - WrestleMania XXV was held in Houston. The main event featured The Undertaker defeating Shawn Michaels, John Cena defeting the Big Show and Edge for the World Heavyweight Championship and Triple H defeated Randy Orton for the WWE Championship.
2010 - Duke defeats Butler 61-59 to win the NCAA Tournament.
