April 5

    What happened on April 5 in history

    3 events fall on April 5, from 1614 to 1992. Read them below, then try to place a historical scene yourself — guess where in the world it happened and in what year.

    Events on April 5

    1. 1614

      Pocahontas marries John Rolfe

      The marriage brings several years of peace between Powhatan and the Jamestown colony.

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    2. 1955

      Churchill resigns

      The prime minister leaves office at eighty, after a second term.

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    3. 1992

      The siege of Sarajevo begins

      Shots at a peace march open the longest siege of a capital in modern warfare.

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