March 5

What happened on March 5 in history

3 events fall on March 5, from 1770 to 1953. Read them below, then try to place a historical scene yourself — guess where in the world it happened and in what year.

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Events on March 5

  1. 1770

    The Boston Massacre

    British soldiers fire into a crowd, killing five and inflaming colonial opinion.

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  2. 1946

    Churchill's Iron Curtain speech

    At Fulton, Missouri he names the division falling across Europe.

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  3. 1953

    Stalin dies

    The Soviet leader's death at his dacha sets off a scramble for succession.

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