SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 2014

Today is Saturday, April 5, the 95th day of 2014. 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

1896 ― First modern Olympic Games officially open in Athens

1902 ― Soccer match riot between Scotland and England kills 25

1954 ― Elvis Presley records his debut single, “That’s All Right”

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

1964 ― First driverless trains run on the London Underground

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

1989 ― Solidarity granted legal status in Poland