1614
This Day
05April
21 indexed achievements across recorded history.
1614
Exploration
Marriage recognized as a political alliance fostering peace
Pocahontas's marriage to Rolfe was a notable diplomatic success.
View details1761
Activism
Birth of Sybil Ludington
Birth of Sybil Ludington in Fredericksburg (later Ludingtonville), New York, eldest child of Patriot militia colonel Henry Ludington and Abigail Knowles Ludington.
View details1859
Science
Grant of U.S. Patent No. 23,536 for Pyrotechnic Night Signals
U.S. Patent No. 23,536 granted to Martha Coston (as administratrix) for her “Pyrotechnic Night Signals” maritime flare system.
View details1887
Medicine
Breakthrough lesson with Helen Keller
Anne Sullivan's water pump lesson enabled Keller to connect language with objects.
View details1887
Activism
Water‑pump breakthrough to understanding language
At the water pump on April 5, 1887, Keller realizes finger‑spelled words represent objects—her language breakthrough.
View details1895
1897
Arts
First performance of play 'Hödmir' in Chicago
The play 'Hödmir' by Maud Howe Elliott premiered at the Central Music Hall in Chicago.
View details1908
Literature
Birth of Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
Ernestine Gilbreth Carey was born on April 5, 1908, in New York City.
View details1908
Arts
Birth of Bette Davis
Ruth Elizabeth Davis was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, later known as Bette Davis.
View details1921
1922
1925
Science
Birth of Janet Davison Rowley
Janet Davison Rowley was born in New York City, later becoming the geneticist who proved chromosomal translocations cause leukemia.
View details1935
Arts
First Interracial Dance on Film
First interracial dance duo on film in "The Little Colonel."
View details1949
Activism
Posthumous award of the George Cross.
Posthumously awarded the George Cross in the UK for heroism in WWII.
View details1977
Activism
Led start of San Francisco Section 504 sit-in
Heumann helped lead disabled activists occupying the HEW regional office in San Francisco, demanding regulations to enforce Section 504.
View details1979
Arts
AFI Life Achievement Award
Hepburn received the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award at the 7th AFI Life Achievement Award ceremony.
View details2004
Arts
Pritzker Prize award ceremony, first woman recipient
Zaha Hadid formally received the Pritzker Architecture Prize in St. Petersburg on April 5, 2004.
View details2007
2016
Arts
Corita Kent named 2016 AIGA Medalist
Corita Kent was posthumously honored as an AIGA Medalist for her contributions to graphic design.
View details2019
Sports
400 m freestyle at Swim Cup Den Haag
Swam 400 m freestyle at Swim Cup Den Haag, Netherlands.
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