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This day in history: March 5

1. 1825

   Roberto Cofresí, one of the last Caribbean pirates, was apprehended after his flagship sloop Anne was captured by authorities.

2. 1936

   The prototype of the Supermarine Spitfire flew for the first time.

3. 1943

   World War II: The Gloster Meteor, the Allies' only operational jet aircraft, made its maiden flight.

4. 1960

   Cuban photographer Alberto Korda took his iconic photograph Guerrillero Heroico of Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara.

5. 1963

   American country-music performers Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas, and Hawkshaw Hawkins were killed when their PA-24 crashed shortly after takeoff in Camden, Tennessee.

6. 1966

   BOAC Flight 911 disintegrated and crashed near Mount Fuji shortly after departure from Tokyo International Airport, killing all 113 passengers and 11 crew members on board.

7. 1981

   The ZX81, a pioneering British home computer, was launched by Sinclair Research, and went on to sell more than 1.5 million units around the world.

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