March 5 in History
1798
March 5, 1798:Napoleon invades Switzerland and brings the country’s Confederation of the Thirteen Cantons (its ancient ruling system) to an end.
1953
March 5, 1953:Joseph Stalin, the Soviet Union’s leader, dies of a heart attack in Moscow.
1963
March 5, 1963:Arthur K Melin receives a patent for the hula hoop, then known as the hoop toy.
- March 5, 1963:
American singer Patsy Cline is killed in a plane crash at just 30 years old.
1966
March 5, 1966:Staff Sergeant Barry Sadler’s single, “Ballad of the Green Berets” reaches the top of the Billboard 100 chart.
1971
March 5, 1971:Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” is performed live for the first time in Belfast.
1979
March 5, 1979:Voyager 1, the US space probe flies by Jupiter’s innermost satellites, observing nine active volcanoes.
2002
March 5, 2002:The American reality television series, “The Osbournes” makes its debut on MTV.
2006
March 5, 2006:The David Attenborough-narrated “Planet Earth” documentary series premieres on BBC.