FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 2013

Today is Friday, April 5, the 95th day of 2013. There are 270 days left in the year.

2348 B.C. ― Noah's ark grounded, Mt. 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

1887 ― Anne Sullivan teaches “water” to Helen Keller

1896 ― First modern Olympic Games officially open in Athens

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

1971 ― Fran Phipps is first woman to reach North Pole

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

1984 ― Kareem Abdul-Jabbar breaks Wilt Chamberlain's all-time career scoring record of 31,419 points (31,421)