What Happened on the 5th of March

WHAT HAPPENED ON THE 5th OF MARCH

         

          If you hadn’t already figured it out, I was born on the 5^th of March 1998. As a kid, I knew that it was an important day in the history of humanity but, as I grew older, I realized more and more that this day was not as important to everyone else as it was to me and my family. This has disheartened me a little because it is a great day. I share my birth with many other historic events that have changed the course of human existence. The moment I was given this assignment, I immediately searched through the crevices of the internet to find these such events. Well, to put it nicely, I was quite disappointed with the little amount that I had.

          When researching, the first words I saw were Elvis Presley. Oh my God, do we share the same birthday? Was this when he preformed for the first time? No, this was the day Elvis left the army. Really?! Of all the great things Elvis did I am stuck with the day he quit the army? I guess you could say that if he hadn’t left the army on that day we would not have some of his great music. I am still not satisfied though. Let’s see what else my birthday has to offer.

          This event will surely brighten your mood, on the 5^th of March 1953, ruthless Dictator of the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin died, putting a smile on everyone’s faces (except the Russians). For those of you who don’t know, Joseph Stalin is up there with Adolf Hitler and Justin Bieber as one of the most hated people ever. Not long after World War 2, Stalin started implementing his rules over the USSR, including spreading communism, ‘cleansing’ the USSR of the impure and much, much more. I would not normally say that the death of another human being was a good thing, but in this context, I think you can agree that not many people mourned his loss for long.

          Speaking of communism, the 5^th of March also marks the day on which Winston Churchill made a speech condemning what he thought was a Soviet Union bent on the expansion of communism in Europe and around the world, during the speech he coined the phrase "The Iron Curtain" which was then used by many future politicians. His speech not only inspired his nation, but the world against the Soviet’s plans and eventually brought peace.

Well, on that high note I am to end this. Even though the 5^th of March is just a date, it was really interesting to see history unfold like that and I hope you guys have better luck with your birthdays.