Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy is assassinated by Sirhan Sirhan. Robert F. Kennedy, a leading Democratic presidential candidate and former U.S. Attorney General, was assassinated…
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5 June 1644
The Qing dynasty’s Manchu forces led by the Shunzhi Emperor take Beijing during the collapse of the Ming dynasty. The Qing dynasty (1644–1912) was the…
5 June 1915
Denmark amends its constitution to allow women’s suffrage. Women’s suffrage refers to the right of women to vote in elections. It was a significant movement…
5 June 1981
The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that five people in Los Angeles, California, have a rare…
5 June 1963
The British Secretary of State for War, John Profumo, resigns in a sex scandal known as the “Profumo affair”.
5 June 1997
The Second Republic of the Congo Civil War begins. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_the_Congo_Civil_War_(1997%E2%80%931999)’]
5 June 2017
Montenegro becomes the 29th member of the NATO. Montenegro became NATO’s newest member on Monday 5 June 2017, upon depositing its instrument of accession to…
5 June 1963
John Profumo, the British Secretary of State for War, resigns in a sex scandal known as the “Profumo affair”. On June 5, 1963, British Secretary…
5 June 1976
The Teton Dam in the Fremont and Madison counties in Idaho, United States, collapses. Teton Dam, a 305-foot high earthfill dam across the Teton River…