FRIDAY, April 5, 2024

1614-2nd parliament of King James I begins session (no enactments)

1896-First modern Olympic Games officially open in Athens

1951-Julius & Ethel Rosenberg, atomic spies, sentenced to death

1952 Henry Wittenberg wins his 8th AAU wrestling title

1965-Lava Lamp Day celebrated

1968-Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego opens

1971-Mount Etna erupts in Sicily Italy

1971-Fran Phipps is first woman to reach North Pole

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

1989-Solidarity granted legal status in Poland

1991-U.S. begins air drops to Kurdish refugees in Northern Iraq

1992-Thailand General Suchinda Kraprayoon installed as president

1993-Construction begins on Cleveland's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

1993-Republican Guard kills 64 in Chad

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