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  • Springfield, Illinois, U.S.
    Tuesday Apr 5, 1853
    Abraham Lincoln

    Tad Lincoln

    Springfield, Illinois, U.S.
    Tuesday Apr 5, 1853

    The youngest, Thomas "Tad" Lincoln, was born on April 4, 1853, and survived his father but died of heart failure at age 18 on July 16, 1871.




  • Kansas, U.S.
    Friday Apr 5, 1918
    Spanish Flu

    First public Health Report

    Kansas, U.S.
    Friday Apr 5, 1918

    The first mention of influenza was reported in a weekly public health report. The report had 18 severe cases and death tally of three in Haskell, Kansas.




  • Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
    Thursday Apr 5, 1923
    Louis Armstrong

    His first studio recordings were with Oliver for Gennett Records on April 5–6, 1923.

    Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
    Thursday Apr 5, 1923

    His first studio recordings were with Oliver for Gennett Records on April 5–6, 1923.




  • U.S.
    Wednesday Apr 5, 1933
    Great Depression

    Executive Order 6102 of President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued

    U.S.
    Wednesday Apr 5, 1933

    Executive Order 6102 of President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued, forbidding hoarding of gold coin, bullion, and certificates, effective from May 1, 1933.




  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Wednesday Apr 5, 1967
    Neil Armstrong

    The Meeting with Slayton

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Wednesday Apr 5, 1967

    On April 5, 1967, the same day the Apollo 1 investigation released its final report, Armstrong and 17 other astronauts gathered for a meeting with Slayton. The first thing Slayton said was, "The guys who are going to fly the first lunar missions are the guys in this room." According to Cernan, only Armstrong showed no reaction to the statement. To Armstrong it came as no surprise—the room was full of veterans of Project Gemini, the only people who could fly the lunar missions. Slayton talked about the planned missions and named Armstrong to the backup crew for Apollo 9, which at that stage was planned as a medium Earth orbit test of the combined lunar module and command and service module.




  • U.S.
    Sunday Apr 5, 2020
    Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    U.S. pushing 250,000 Infection

    U.S.
    Sunday Apr 5, 2020

    As of 4 April, 277,475 cases have been confirmed in the United States, and 7,402 people have died.




  • Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Sunday Apr 5, 2020
    Shaquille O'Neal

    O'Neal's primary weakness

    Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Sunday Apr 5, 2020

    O'Neal's primary weakness was his free throw shooting, with a career average of 52.7%. He once missed all 11 of his free throw attempts in a game against the Seattle SuperSonics on December 8, 2000, a record.


  • Springfield, Illinois, U.S.
    Tuesday Apr 5, 1853
    Abraham Lincoln

    Tad Lincoln

    Springfield, Illinois, U.S.
    Tuesday Apr 5, 1853

    The youngest, Thomas "Tad" Lincoln, was born on April 4, 1853, and survived his father but died of heart failure at age 18 on July 16, 1871.


  • Kansas, U.S.
    Friday Apr 5, 1918
    Spanish Flu

    First public Health Report

    Kansas, U.S.
    Friday Apr 5, 1918

    The first mention of influenza was reported in a weekly public health report. The report had 18 severe cases and death tally of three in Haskell, Kansas.


  • Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
    Thursday Apr 5, 1923
    Louis Armstrong

    His first studio recordings were with Oliver for Gennett Records on April 5–6, 1923.

    Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
    Thursday Apr 5, 1923

    His first studio recordings were with Oliver for Gennett Records on April 5–6, 1923.


  • U.S.
    Wednesday Apr 5, 1933
    Great Depression

    Executive Order 6102 of President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued

    U.S.
    Wednesday Apr 5, 1933

    Executive Order 6102 of President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued, forbidding hoarding of gold coin, bullion, and certificates, effective from May 1, 1933.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Wednesday Apr 5, 1967
    Neil Armstrong

    The Meeting with Slayton

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Wednesday Apr 5, 1967

    On April 5, 1967, the same day the Apollo 1 investigation released its final report, Armstrong and 17 other astronauts gathered for a meeting with Slayton. The first thing Slayton said was, "The guys who are going to fly the first lunar missions are the guys in this room." According to Cernan, only Armstrong showed no reaction to the statement. To Armstrong it came as no surprise—the room was full of veterans of Project Gemini, the only people who could fly the lunar missions. Slayton talked about the planned missions and named Armstrong to the backup crew for Apollo 9, which at that stage was planned as a medium Earth orbit test of the combined lunar module and command and service module.


  • U.S.
    Sunday Apr 5, 2020
    Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    U.S. pushing 250,000 Infection

    U.S.
    Sunday Apr 5, 2020

    As of 4 April, 277,475 cases have been confirmed in the United States, and 7,402 people have died.


  • Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Sunday Apr 5, 2020
    Shaquille O'Neal

    O'Neal's primary weakness

    Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Sunday Apr 5, 2020

    O'Neal's primary weakness was his free throw shooting, with a career average of 52.7%. He once missed all 11 of his free throw attempts in a game against the Seattle SuperSonics on December 8, 2000, a record.


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