On This Day - March 5th

Featured Event:

Boston Massacre (1770) ⚔️

Harassed by a mob, British troops on this day in 1770 opened fire, killing Crispus Attucks and four others in the Boston Massacre.

Other Events:

1798: Napoleon invaded Switzerland and occupied Bern, ending the ancient ruling system of that country 🇨🇭

1955: Elvis Presley makes his 1st TV appearance on a local video broadcast of the popular radio program "Louisiana Hayride" 🎤

2013: Venezuelan Vice-President Nicolás Maduro assumes the presidency after the death of Hugo Chávez 🇻🇪

2019: Kylie Jenner is the world's youngest-ever billionaire at 21, according to Forbes 💲

Holidays:

Day of Phisical Culture and Sport 🇦🇿

Lei Feng Day 🇨🇳

St. Piran's Day 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (Cornwall)

Featured Birthdays:

1908: Rex Harrison 🇬🇧 (Actor)

1949: Bernard Arnault 🇫🇷 (Businessman)

1958: Andy Gibb 🇬🇧 (Singer-Songwriter)

1974: Kevin Connolly 🇺🇸 (Actor)

Featured Deaths:

1827: Alessandro Volta 🇮🇹 (Physicist)

1953: Joseph Stalin 🇬🇪 (Premier of Soviet Union)

1963: Patsy Cline 🇺🇸 (Singer)

2013: Hugo Chávez 🇻🇪 (President)