On This Day - April 5th

Featured Event:

Battle of Maipú (1818) 🇨🇱

Chile's independence movement, led by José de San Martín and Bernardo O'Higgins, won a decisive victory over Spain in the Battle of Maipú, which left 2,000 Spaniards and 1,000 Chilean patriots dead on this day in 1818.

Other Events:

1792: George Washington issued the first presidential veto in U.S. history 📄

1879: Chile declared war on Peru and Bolivia, beginning the War of the Pacific; the dispute, which was about control of a mineral-laden area of the Atacama Desert, was won by Chile. 🪖

1951: Julius Rosenberg and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death for espionage; two years later they became the first American civilians executed for that crime. ⚰️

1984: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar surpassed Wilt Chamberlain as the all-time leading scorer in the NBA. 🏀

Holidays:

Sikmogil 🇰🇷

National Maritime Day 🇮🇳

International day of Conscience 🧠

Featured Birthdays:

1588: Thomas Hobbes 🇬🇧 (Philosopher)

1950: Agnetha Fältskog 🇸🇪 (ABBA Singer)

1955: Akira Toriyama 🇯🇵 (Manga Artist)

1973: Pharrell Williams 🇺🇸 (Musician)

Featured Deaths:

1992: Sam Walton 🇺🇸 (Businessman)

1994: Kurt Cobain 🇺🇸 (Singer)

2008: Charlton Heston 🇺🇸 (Actor)