Today is Friday, March 5, the 64th day of 2010. There are 301 days left in the year.
On this date
* In 1770, the Boston Massacre took place as British soldiers who'd been taunted by a crowd of colonists opened fire, killing five people.
* In 1868, the Senate organized a Court of Impeachment to decide charges against President Andrew Johnson, who was later acquitted.
* In 1946, Winston Churchill delivered his "Iron Curtain" speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Mo.
* In 1963, country music performers Patsy Cline, "Cowboy" Copas and "Hawkshaw" Hawkins died in a plane crash near Camden, Tenn.
* On March 5, 1970, the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons went into effect after 43 nations ratified it.
* In 1982, comedian John Belushi was found dead of a drug overdose; he was 33.
Today's Birthdays: Actor Dean Stockwell is 74. Singer Eddy Grant is 62. Rock musician Alan Clark (Dire Straits) is 58. Actress-comedian Marsha Warfield is 56. Magician Penn Jillette is 55.Pop singer Teena Marie is 54. Singer Rome is 40. Actress Eva Mendes is 35. Model Niki Taylor is 35. Actor Sterling Knight is 21. Actor Jake Lloyd is 21.
