June 5
1783 - Joseph and Jacques Montgolfier gave the first successful balloon flight demonstration.
1794 - Congress passed the Neutrality Act, which prohibited Americans from taking part in any military action against a country that was at peace with the United States.
1884 - Civil War hero Gen. William T. Sherman refused the Republican nomination for president with the words, "I will not accept if nominated and will not serve if elected."
1933 - The United States went off the gold standard.
1947 - Sen. George Marshall proposed a plan (the Marshall Plan) to help Europe recover financially from the effects of World War II.
1950 - The U.S. Supreme Court, in its Henderson v. United States ruling, struck down racially segregated railroad dining cars.
1967 - The Six-Day War broke out in the Middle East. Israel, anticipating a possible attack by its Arab neighbors, launched a series of airfield strikes that destroyed nearly the entire Egyptian air force; Syria, Jordan and Iraq immediately entered the conflict.
1968 - Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was shot and mortally wounded after claiming victory in California's Democratic presidential primary at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles; assassin Sirhan Bishara Sirhan was arrested at the scene.
1975 - Egypt reopened the Suez Canal to international shipping, eight years after it was closed because of the 1967 war with Israel.
1981 - The Centers for Disease Control reported that five men in Los Angeles had come down with a rare type of pneumonia; they were the first recognized cases of what later became known as AIDS.
2002 - Elizabeth Smart, age 14, was kidnapped from her Salt Lake City home. (Smart was found alive by police in a Salt Lake City suburb in March 2003. One kidnapper, Brian David Mitchell, was sentenced to life in prison without parole; the other, Wanda Barzee, was released in September 2018.)
2004 - Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States, died in Los Angeles at age 93 after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.
2006 - More than 50 National Guardsmen from Utah became the first unit to work along the U.S.-Mexico border as part of a crackdown by President George W. Bush.
2013 - The British newspaper "The Guardian" published the first of many stories based on leaks by Edward Snowden about the top-secret surveillance activities of the National Security Agency.
2018 - Fashion designer Kate Spade, known for her sleek handbags, was found dead in her Park Avenue apartment in New York in what the medical examiner determined was a suicide by hanging; she was 55.
2018 - The Miss America pageant announced that it was eliminating the swimsuit competition from the event; the new head of the organization's board of trustees, Gretchen Carlson, said on ABC, "We're not going to judge you on your appearance because we are interested in what makes you you."
2020 - Minneapolis banned chokeholds by police, the first of many changes in law enforcement practices to be announced in the aftermath of George Floyd's death; officers would also now be required to intervene any time they saw unauthorized force by another officer.
2022 - Queen Elizabeth II appeared at the balcony of Buckingham Palace, delighting fans who had hoped to catch a glimpse of her during the final day of festivities marking the monarch's 70 years on the throne. Thousands massed outside the palace as the monarch appeared on the balcony with her son and heir, Prince Charles, his wife Camilla, and her eldest grandson Prince William and his family. (The queen died three months later, and Charles became king.)
Birthdays
26 - Gigi Dolin (professional wrestler)
33 - Sophie Lowe (actress)
36 - Aimie Atkinson (actress)
36 - Barbara de Regil (actress)
37 - Amanda Crew (actress)
40 - Chelsey Crisp (actress)
45 - Nick Kroll (actor)
46 - Liza Weil (actress)
49 - Chad Allen (actor)
52 - Mark Wahlberg (actor)
54 - Brian McKnight (singer)
56 - Ron Livingston (actor)
60 - Karen Sillas (actress)
61 - Jeff Garlin (actor)
65 - Beth Hall (actress)
67 - Kenny G (musician)
72 - Suze Orman (financial guru)
75 - Gail Davies (singer)
76 - Laurie Anderson (singer)
98 - Bill Hayes (actor/singer)
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Today in Sports History - June 5
1963 - The NHL held its first amateur draft. Twenty-one players were selected. Montreal chose first and selected Garry Monahan.
1967 - The NHL awarded six new franchises: the Minnesota North Stars (now Dallas Stars), Oakland Seals, Los Angeles Kings, Pittsburgh Penguins, Philadelphia Flyers and St. Louis Blues.
1977 - The Portland Trailblazers defeated the Philadelphia 76ers in six games to win the NBA championship.
1977 - The Los Angeles Dodgers retire Walter Alston's #24.
1981 - Nolan Ryan passes Early Wynn as MLB's all-time walks leader with 1,777.
1989 - The Toronto Blue Jays lost their debut game in the Skydome against the Milwaukee Brewers.
1991 - Brett Hull (St. Louis Blues) won the Hart Trophy. The feat created the first father-and-son team to win the Hart Trophy.
2016 - Novak Djokovic became the first man in nearly a half-century to win four consecutive major championships, finally earning an elusive French Open title with a win over Andy Murray to complete a career Grand Slam.
1783 - Joseph and Jacques Montgolfier gave the first successful balloon flight demonstration.
1794 - Congress passed the Neutrality Act, which prohibited Americans from taking part in any military action against a country that was at peace with the United States.
1884 - Civil War hero Gen. William T. Sherman refused the Republican nomination for president with the words, "I will not accept if nominated and will not serve if elected."
1933 - The United States went off the gold standard.
1947 - Sen. George Marshall proposed a plan (the Marshall Plan) to help Europe recover financially from the effects of World War II.
1950 - The U.S. Supreme Court, in its Henderson v. United States ruling, struck down racially segregated railroad dining cars.
1967 - The Six-Day War broke out in the Middle East. Israel, anticipating a possible attack by its Arab neighbors, launched a series of airfield strikes that destroyed nearly the entire Egyptian air force; Syria, Jordan and Iraq immediately entered the conflict.
1968 - Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was shot and mortally wounded after claiming victory in California's Democratic presidential primary at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles; assassin Sirhan Bishara Sirhan was arrested at the scene.
1975 - Egypt reopened the Suez Canal to international shipping, eight years after it was closed because of the 1967 war with Israel.
1981 - The Centers for Disease Control reported that five men in Los Angeles had come down with a rare type of pneumonia; they were the first recognized cases of what later became known as AIDS.
2002 - Elizabeth Smart, age 14, was kidnapped from her Salt Lake City home. (Smart was found alive by police in a Salt Lake City suburb in March 2003. One kidnapper, Brian David Mitchell, was sentenced to life in prison without parole; the other, Wanda Barzee, was released in September 2018.)
2004 - Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States, died in Los Angeles at age 93 after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.
2006 - More than 50 National Guardsmen from Utah became the first unit to work along the U.S.-Mexico border as part of a crackdown by President George W. Bush.
2013 - The British newspaper "The Guardian" published the first of many stories based on leaks by Edward Snowden about the top-secret surveillance activities of the National Security Agency.
2018 - Fashion designer Kate Spade, known for her sleek handbags, was found dead in her Park Avenue apartment in New York in what the medical examiner determined was a suicide by hanging; she was 55.
2018 - The Miss America pageant announced that it was eliminating the swimsuit competition from the event; the new head of the organization's board of trustees, Gretchen Carlson, said on ABC, "We're not going to judge you on your appearance because we are interested in what makes you you."
2020 - Minneapolis banned chokeholds by police, the first of many changes in law enforcement practices to be announced in the aftermath of George Floyd's death; officers would also now be required to intervene any time they saw unauthorized force by another officer.
2022 - Queen Elizabeth II appeared at the balcony of Buckingham Palace, delighting fans who had hoped to catch a glimpse of her during the final day of festivities marking the monarch's 70 years on the throne. Thousands massed outside the palace as the monarch appeared on the balcony with her son and heir, Prince Charles, his wife Camilla, and her eldest grandson Prince William and his family. (The queen died three months later, and Charles became king.)
Birthdays
26 - Gigi Dolin (professional wrestler)
33 - Sophie Lowe (actress)
36 - Aimie Atkinson (actress)
36 - Barbara de Regil (actress)
37 - Amanda Crew (actress)
40 - Chelsey Crisp (actress)
45 - Nick Kroll (actor)
46 - Liza Weil (actress)
49 - Chad Allen (actor)
52 - Mark Wahlberg (actor)
54 - Brian McKnight (singer)
56 - Ron Livingston (actor)
60 - Karen Sillas (actress)
61 - Jeff Garlin (actor)
65 - Beth Hall (actress)
67 - Kenny G (musician)
72 - Suze Orman (financial guru)
75 - Gail Davies (singer)
76 - Laurie Anderson (singer)
98 - Bill Hayes (actor/singer)
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Today in Sports History - June 5
1963 - The NHL held its first amateur draft. Twenty-one players were selected. Montreal chose first and selected Garry Monahan.
1967 - The NHL awarded six new franchises: the Minnesota North Stars (now Dallas Stars), Oakland Seals, Los Angeles Kings, Pittsburgh Penguins, Philadelphia Flyers and St. Louis Blues.
1977 - The Portland Trailblazers defeated the Philadelphia 76ers in six games to win the NBA championship.
1977 - The Los Angeles Dodgers retire Walter Alston's #24.
1981 - Nolan Ryan passes Early Wynn as MLB's all-time walks leader with 1,777.
1989 - The Toronto Blue Jays lost their debut game in the Skydome against the Milwaukee Brewers.
1991 - Brett Hull (St. Louis Blues) won the Hart Trophy. The feat created the first father-and-son team to win the Hart Trophy.
2016 - Novak Djokovic became the first man in nearly a half-century to win four consecutive major championships, finally earning an elusive French Open title with a win over Andy Murray to complete a career Grand Slam.
