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Send This Page To A Friend \| Home What happened today in history? Uncle Woody's Almanac for March 5
1999	Actor Richard Kiley dies in Warwick, New York, at age 76.
1982	Actor-comedian John Belushi dies of a drug overdose in Hollywood at age 33.
1969	The premiere issue of the rock magazine, Creem, is published.
1963	A private plane crashes near Camden, Tennessee, claiming the life of country music singer Patsy Cline and two other performers.
1960		Singer Elvis Presley becomes a civilian after spending two years in the US Army. (photo credit: BMG)
1953		Soviet dictator Josef Stalin dies at age 73. (photo credit: NARA)
1946	British prime minister Winston Churchill delivers his 'Iron Curtain' speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Mississippi.
1927	US Marines land in China to protect American property during a civil uprising.
1868	C.H. Gould earns a British patent for his stapler.
1849	Zachary Taylor is sworn in as US president.
1836	The first Colt pistol is manufactured.
1770	The Boston Massacre takes place when British soldiers kill five colonists who had been taunting them.
1558	Francisco Fernandes introduces the smoking of tobacco to Europeans.
1534	Correggio, Italian artist, dies.