June 5 in History

Historical Events on June 5

1917 World War I: Conscription begins in the United States as "Army registration day".

1933 The U.S. Congress abrogates the United States' use of the gold standard by enacting a joint resolution (48 Stat. 112) nullifying the right of creditors to demand payment in gold.

1940 World War II: After a brief lull in the Battle of France, the Germans renew the offensive against the remaining French divisions south of the River Somme in Operation Fall Rot ("Case Red").

1947 Marshall Plan: In a speech at Harvard University, the United States Secretary of State George Marshall calls for economic aid to war-torn Europe.

1959 The first government of the State of Singapore is sworn in.

1984 The Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi, orders an attack on the Golden Temple, the holiest site of the Sikh religion.

1989 The Tank Man halts the progress of a column of advancing tanks for over half an hour after the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.

1998 A strike begins at the General Motors parts factory in Flint, Michigan, that quickly spreads to five other assembly plants. The strike lasts seven weeks.

2006 Serbia declares independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro.

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Famous Birthdays on June 5

1878 Pancho Villa

1883 John Maynard Keynes

1898 Federico García Lorca

1958 Avigdor Lieberman

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Famous Deaths on June 5

1900 Stephen Crane

1916 Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener

2004 Ronald Reagan

2012 Ray Bradbury

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