7 History Lessons + 3 Births & 5 Deaths for March 5, 2025
Today’s History:
- 1616 – The Catholic Church bans Copernicus’ heliocentric work “De revolutionibus orbium coelestium.”
- 1770 – Boston Massacre: British soldiers kill five colonists, fueling revolutionary sentiments.
- 1946 – Winston Churchill delivers his “Iron Curtain” speech, marking the onset of the Cold War.
- 1970 – The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty goes into effect, aiming to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons.
- 1979 – Voyager 1 makes its closest approach to Jupiter, providing detailed images of the planet and its moons.
- 2004 – Martha Stewart is convicted in a stock scandal, leading to her imprisonment.
- 2022 – A promised ceasefire in Mariupol, Ukraine, fails during the Russian invasion, with 1.4 million people fleeing the country.
Today’s Birthdays:
- 1949 – Bernard Arnault, French billionaire, chairman and CEO of LVMH (76).
- 1955 – Penn Jillette, American magician and member of Penn & Teller (70).
- 1965 – John Frusciante, American guitarist of the Red Hot Chili Peppers (60).
Today’s Deaths:
- 1770 – Crispus Attucks, African-American man killed in the Boston Massacre (age approximately 47).
- 1827 – Alessandro Volta, Italian physicist known for inventing the electric battery (age 82).
- 1953 – Joseph Stalin, leader of the Soviet Union (age 74).
- 1963 – Patsy Cline, American country singer known for hits like “Crazy” (age 30).
- 1982 – John Belushi, American comedian and actor, original cast member of “Saturday Night Live” (age 33).
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