March 5th
1946
Winston Churchill delivered his famous Iron curtain speech, "From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an Iron Curtain has descended across the continent."
1953
Soviet dictator Josef Stalin died at age 73, after 29 years in power.
1982
Comedian John Belushi was found dead of a drug overdose at age 33.
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Thanks Dave, Julian, James, Kelly, Peter, Gerry, Dave, Mo, Frank, Týr and Mr. Mark!