THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 2012

Today is Thursday, April 5, the 96th day of 2012. There are 270 days left in the year.

2348 B.C. ― Noah's ark grounded, Mount Ararat (calculated date)

1614 ― Indian princess Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe

1621 ― Mayflower sails from Plymouth on a return trip to England

1803 ― First performance of Beethoven's 2nd Symphony in D

1896 ― First modern Olympic Games officially open in Athens

1955 ― Winston Churchill resigns as British P.M., Anthony Eden succeeds him

1963 ― Beatles receive their first silver disc (``Please Please Me”)

1974 ― Then tallest building, World Trade Center opens in NYC (110 stories)

1996 ― Marlon Brando makes anti-Semitic remarks about Hollywood on Larry King

2063 ― Earth's first contact by extra-terrestrials (Vulcan); according to Star Trek