On this day: March 5

POSTED: 10:05 AM PST Mar 01, 2013    UPDATED: 11:00 PM PST Mar 04, 2013 

The Boston Massacre riles up American colonists, Che strikes a famous pose, Elvis is discharged, a plane crash kills Patsy Cline, and John Belushi overdoses, all on this day.

OTD March 5 - Iron Curtain
9 / 29
Library of Congress

1946: Winston Churchill uses the phrase "Iron Curtain" in the context of Soviet-dominated Eastern Europe in a speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Mo.

Advertisement

Most Popular

Advertisement