On April 5

Agents with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raided a slaughterhouse in Tennessee, detaining nearly 100 Hispanic workers in one of the largest immigration raids in the history of the U.S.

Two bombings in Pakistan killed up to 50 people and injured around 100 others.

An explosion at a coal mine in West Virginia killed 29 miners in the United States' worst mining disaster in 40 years.

The North Korean satellite Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 was launched from the Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground and passed over Japan, sparking concerns it may have been a trial run of technology that could be used to launch intercontinental ballistic missiles.

In the first reported data breach, 250,000 social security numbers collected by the State of California were stolen from a data center.

Fan violence broke out before a UEFA Cup semifinal in Istanbul, Turkey, resulting in two Leeds United supporters being stabbed to death and Galatasaray supporters being banned from attending the second leg in England.

The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge (pictured), then the world's longest suspension bridge, linking Awaji Island and Kobe in Japan, opened to traffic.

The Libyan secret service bombed a discotheque in West Berlin, resulting in three deaths and 229 others injured.

In China, the People's Armed Police, primarily responsible for internal security, was founded.

Faculty members, clerical workers, and librarians at Boston University went on strike.

Carrie (pictured), the first novel by American author Stephen King, was published.

During the Buddhist Uprising, South Vietnamese military prime minister Nguyễn Cao Kỳ personally attempted to lead the capture of the restive city of Đà Nẵng before backing down.

Aware that he was slowing down both physically and mentally in his old age, Winston Churchill retired as prime minister of the United Kingdom.

Siegfried Lederer, a Czech Jew, escaped from Auschwitz with the aid of an SS officer who opposed the Holocaust.

An F5 tornado struck Tupelo, Mississippi, killing at least 216 people during one of the deadliest tornado outbreaks in U.S. history.

Nazi sympathisers attempted to kidnap two German-Jewish filmmakers in Liechtenstein.

A spectator stand collapsed during a football match at Ibrox Park in Govan, Scotland, killing 25 supporters and injuring more than 500 others.

Birkenhead Park, generally acknowledged as the world's first publicly funded civic park, opened in Birkenhead, England.

The Statute of Anne, the first legislation in Great Britain providing for copyright regulated by the government and courts, received royal assent and entered into force five days later.

Pocahontas (pictured), a Native American woman, married English colonist John Rolfe, leading to a period of peace between the Powhatan people and the inhabitants of Jamestown, Virginia.