This Day in History

March 5th in History

Elvis gets out of the Army, Churchill names the "Iron Curtain," and Colt starts a gun company. It's the birthday of Zimbabwe President Canaan Banana, instant cup noodle inventor Momofuko Ando, and mapmaker Gerardus Mercator. John Belushi, Jay "Tonto" Silverheels, Patsy Cline, Crispus Attucks, and Josef Stalin die — and in China it's Learn from Lei Feng Day (学雷锋日)!

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Quote of the Day

"A guy called up, and in his lead he said, 'We've talked before. I used to be with US but now I'm with SELF.' And I was like, 'I guess we know everything now, don't we?'"

Penn Jillette, illusionist born March 5, 1955