CoM Moderators Posted April 5 Posted April 5 456 - Saint Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop 1242 - Russian Prince of Novgorod Alexander Nevsky defeats the Teutonic Knights in the Battle of the Ice 1894 - 11 strikers killed in riot at Connellsville, Penn 1922 - WDZ-AM in Decatur IL begins radio transmissions 1967 - '76er Wilt Chamberlain sets NBA record of 41 rebounds 1970 - WSNS TV channel 44 in Chicago, IL (IND) begins broadcasting 1984 - Galt MacDermot and William Dumaresq's musical "The Human Comedy", based on the novel by William Saroyan, opens at Royale Theater, NYC; runs for 13 performances 2009 - 44th Academy of Country Music Awards: Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley win 2009 - North Korea launches its controversial Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 rocket. The satellite passed over mainland Japan, which prompted an immediate reaction from the United Nations Security Council, as well as participating states of Six-party talks 2021 - Italy scraps its 1914 film censorship law that could ban films on moral and religious grounds More Historical Events »
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