June 5 - The Day in History

June 5 : General Interest 1933: FDR takes United States off gold standard On June 5, 1933, the United States went off the gold standard, a monetary system in which currency is backed by gold, when Congress enacted a joint resolution nullifying the right of creditors to demand payment in gold... read more American Revolution 1723 : Adam Smith, author of The Wealth of Nations, is baptized in Scotland http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/adam-smith-author-of-the-wealth-of-nations-is-baptized-in-scotland Automotive 1998 : Autoworkers' union calls strike at GM parts factory http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/autoworkers-union-calls-strike-at-gm-parts-factory Civil War 1864 : Union routs Rebels at the Battle of Piedmont http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-piedmont-virginia Cold War 1947 : George Marshall calls for aid to Europe http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/george-marshall-calls-for-aid-to-europe Crime 1968 : Bobby Kennedy is assassinated http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bobby-kennedy-is-assassinated Disaster 1870 : Constantinople burns http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/constantinople-burns General Interest 1963 : Profumo resigns in sex scandal http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/profumo-resigns-in-sex-scandal 1967 : Six-Day War begins http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/six-day-war-begins 1968 : Robert F. Kennedy shot http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/robert-f-kennedy-shot 2004 : Ronald Reagan dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ronald-reagan-dies Hollywood 2004 : Jennifer Lopez marries Marc Anthony http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jennifer-lopez-marries-marc-anthony Literary 1949 : Ken Follett is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ken-follett-is-born 2012 : Ray Bradbury, bestselling science fiction author, dies at 91 http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ray-bradbury-bestselling-science-fiction-author-dies-at-91 Music 1956 : Elvis rocks The Milton Berle Show http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/elvis-rocks-the-milton-berle-show Old West 1922 : Discoverer of Klondike Gold dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/discoverer-of-klondike-gold-dies Presidential 1888 : Cleveland denies widow her husband's military pension http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/cleveland-denies-widow-her-husbands-military-pension 1942 : FDR warns Japanese against using poison gas http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fdr-warns-japanese-against-using-poison-gas Sports 1993 : Julie Krone wins the Belmont Stakes http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/julie-krone-wins-the-belmont-stakes Vietnam War 1968 : Robert Kennedy shot after California primary http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/robert-kennedy-shot-after-california-primary 1972 : Laird testifies before Congress http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/laird-testifies-before-congress World War I 1916 : British War Minister Lord Kitchener drowns http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/british-war-minister-lord-kitchener-drowns World War II 1944 : Allies prepare for D-Day http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/allies-prepare-for-d-day

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