Jacob Roggeveen discovered Easter Island

On April 5, 1722

Jacob Roggeveen discovered Easter Island.

The Dutch explorer discovered the Polynesian island 1,400 miles from the coast of South America on Easter Sunday, hence the name Easter Island.

This Day in History - April 5

1879

The war on the Pacific began after Chile declared war with Bolivia and Peru.

2020

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was taken to hospital after testing positive for COVID-19.

1923

The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company started selling inflatable tires from Akron, Ohio.

1994

Kurt Cobain from Nirvana committed suicide at age 27 by shooting himself in the head with a shotgun.

2009

North Korea performed a controversial intercontinental ballistic missile test.

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