April 5
1614 - Pocahontas, daughter of the leader of the Powhatan tribe, married English colonist John Rolfe in Virginia.
1792 - George Washington cast the first presidential veto, rejecting a congressional measure for apportioning representatives among the states.
1856 - Black educator Booker T. Washington was born in Franklin County, Virginia.
1887 - Anne Sullivan makes the breakthrough to Helen Keller by spelling "water" in the manual alphabet.
1895 - Playwright Oscar Wilde lost his criminal libel case against the Marquess of Queensbury, who had accused the writer of homosexual practices.
1908 - Actress Bette Davis was born in Lowell, Massachusetts.
1951 - Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death for conspiring to commit espionage for the Soviet Union.
1955 - Winston Churchill resigned as prime minister of Great Britain.
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 killed 38.
Birthdays
23 - Emmalyn Estrada (singer)
29 - Charlotte (professional wrestler)
33 - Hayley Atwell (actress)
42 - Pharrell Williams (rapper)
44 - Krista Allen (actress)
59 - Diamond Dallas Page (professional wrestler)
78 - Colin Powell (political leader)
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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 - Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia 76ers set an NBA playoff record with 41 rebounds in a game.
1984 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar became the highest scoring player in NBA history with 31,421 career points. (He still holds the career record with 38,387 points.)
1987 - Doug Jarvis of the Hartford Whalers set an NHL record by playing in his 962nd consecutive game, a streak that began on October 8, 1975.
1992 - WrestleMania VIII was held in Indianapolis. Macho Man Randy Savage defeated Ric Flair for the WWF championship and Hulk Hogan defeated Sid Justice in the main events.
1999 - Barry Bonds was walked intentionally for the 270th time of his career, moving him past Hank Aaron as the all-time leader in that category.
1999 - Mike Morgan set a Major League Baseball record by playing for his 11th different team.
2004 - Connecticut defeated Georgia Tech 82-73 to win the NCAA Tournament.
2005 - Baylor defeated Michigan State 84-62 to win the NCAA women's tournament.
2009 - WrestleMania XXV was held in Houston. John Cena defeated Edge and the Big Show for the World Heavyweight Championship, while Triple H defeated Randy Orton for the WWE championship.
2010 - Duke won its fourth national championship in program history with a 61-59 win over Butler in the NCAA Tournament.
2011 - Texas A&M defeated Notre Dame 76-70 to win the NCAA women's tournament.
1614 - Pocahontas, daughter of the leader of the Powhatan tribe, married English colonist John Rolfe in Virginia.
1792 - George Washington cast the first presidential veto, rejecting a congressional measure for apportioning representatives among the states.
1856 - Black educator Booker T. Washington was born in Franklin County, Virginia.
1887 - Anne Sullivan makes the breakthrough to Helen Keller by spelling "water" in the manual alphabet.
1895 - Playwright Oscar Wilde lost his criminal libel case against the Marquess of Queensbury, who had accused the writer of homosexual practices.
1908 - Actress Bette Davis was born in Lowell, Massachusetts.
1951 - Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death for conspiring to commit espionage for the Soviet Union.
1955 - Winston Churchill resigned as prime minister of Great Britain.
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 killed 38.
Birthdays
23 - Emmalyn Estrada (singer)
29 - Charlotte (professional wrestler)
33 - Hayley Atwell (actress)
42 - Pharrell Williams (rapper)
44 - Krista Allen (actress)
59 - Diamond Dallas Page (professional wrestler)
78 - Colin Powell (political leader)
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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 - Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia 76ers set an NBA playoff record with 41 rebounds in a game.
1984 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar became the highest scoring player in NBA history with 31,421 career points. (He still holds the career record with 38,387 points.)
1987 - Doug Jarvis of the Hartford Whalers set an NHL record by playing in his 962nd consecutive game, a streak that began on October 8, 1975.
1992 - WrestleMania VIII was held in Indianapolis. Macho Man Randy Savage defeated Ric Flair for the WWF championship and Hulk Hogan defeated Sid Justice in the main events.
1999 - Barry Bonds was walked intentionally for the 270th time of his career, moving him past Hank Aaron as the all-time leader in that category.
1999 - Mike Morgan set a Major League Baseball record by playing for his 11th different team.
2004 - Connecticut defeated Georgia Tech 82-73 to win the NCAA Tournament.
2005 - Baylor defeated Michigan State 84-62 to win the NCAA women's tournament.
2009 - WrestleMania XXV was held in Houston. John Cena defeated Edge and the Big Show for the World Heavyweight Championship, while Triple H defeated Randy Orton for the WWE championship.
2010 - Duke won its fourth national championship in program history with a 61-59 win over Butler in the NCAA Tournament.
2011 - Texas A&M defeated Notre Dame 76-70 to win the NCAA women's tournament.
