Cold War: Ethel and Julius Rosenberg are sentenced to death for spying for the Soviet Union. Date: April 5, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 5 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅 On This Day (Today)

Cuban Revolution: Fidel Castro declares himself at war with Cuban President Fulgencio Batista. Date: April 5, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 5 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today)

Ripple Rock, an underwater threat to navigation in the Seymour Narrows in Canada, is destroyed in one of the largest non-nuclear controlled explosions of the time. Date: April 5, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 5 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On This Day (Today)

My Fair Lady wins Best Picture at the 37th Academy Awards. Date: April 5, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 5 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today)

During the Buddhist Uprising, South Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Cao Kỳ personally attempts to lead the capture of the restive city of Đà Nẵng before backing down. Date: April 5, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 5 📅 Events on this day in 1966 📅 On This Day (Today)

In Sri Lanka, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna launches a revolt against the United Front government of Sirimavo Bandaranaike. Date: April 5, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 5 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today)

Carrie, the first novel by American author Stephen King, is published for the first time with a print run of 30,000 copies. Date: April 5, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 5 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today)

In China, the April Fifth Movement leads to the Tiananmen Incident. Date: April 5, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 5 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today)

The US Supreme Court rules that congressional legislation that diminished the size of the Sioux people's reservation thereby destroyed the tribe's jurisdictional authority over the area in Rosebud Sioux Tribe v. Kneip. Date: April 5, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 5 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅…

The People's Armed Police is officially founded. Date: April 5, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 5 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today)