April 5 - The Day in History

April 5 : General Interest 1614 : Pocahontas marries John Rolfe Pocahontas, daughter of the chief of the Powhatan Indian confederacy, marries English tobacco planter John Rolfe in Jamestown, Virginia... read more American Revolution 1774 : Benjamin Franklin publishes "An Open Letter to Lord North" http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/benjamin-franklin-publishes-an-open-letter-to-lord-north Automotive 2000 : NASCAR legend Lee Petty dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nascar-legend-lee-petty-dies Civil War 1862 : Siege of Yorktown begins http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/siege-of-yorktown-begins Cold War 1951 : Rosenbergs sentenced to death for spying http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/rosenbergs-sentenced-to-death-for-spying Crime 1994 : Kurt Cobain commits suicide http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/kurt-cobain-commits-suicide Disaster 1936 : Tornadoes devastate Tupelo and Gainesville http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tornadoes-devastate-tupelo-and-gainesville General Interest 1951 : Rosenbergs sentenced to die http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/rosenbergs-sentenced-to-die 1955 : Winston Churchill resigns http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/winston-churchill-resigns 1992 : Abortion rights advocates march on Washington http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/abortion-rights-advocates-march-on-washington Hollywood 2008 : Charlton Heston dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/charlton-heston-dies Literary 1859 : Darwin sends first three chapters of The Origin of Species to his publisher http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/darwin-sends-first-three-chapters-of-the-origin-of-species-to-his-publisher Music 1968 : James Brown calms Boston following the King assassination http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/james-brown-calms-boston-following-the-king-assassination Old West 1976 : Howard Hughes dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/howard-hughes-dies Presidential 1782 : Washington exercises first presidential veto http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/washington-exercises-first-presidential-veto Sports 1984 : Abdul-Jabbar breaks points record http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/abdul-jabbar-breaks-points-record Vietnam War 1969 : Antiwar demonstrations held across United States http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/antiwar-demonstrations-held-across-united-states 1972 : North Vietnamese launch second front of Nguyen Hue Offensive http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/north-vietnamese-launch-second-front-of-nguyen-hue-offensive World War I 1918 : First stage of German spring offensive ends http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-stage-of-german-spring-offensive-ends World War II 1945 : Tito signs "friendship treaty" with Soviet Union http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tito-signs-friendship-treaty-with-soviet-union