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5 March

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Contemporary era

1953

Death of Stalin

On 5 March 1953, Joseph Stalin died in Moscow after nearly three decades leading the USSR.

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Contemporary era

1946

Iron Curtain speech

On 5 March 1946, Winston Churchill delivered his Iron Curtain speech at Fulton.

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1770

Boston Massacre

On 5 March 1770, British soldiers fired on a crowd in Boston, a prelude to the American Revolution.

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