June 5
Today is the 157th day of 2016, there are 209 days left in the year.
1723 - Economist Adam Smith was born in Scotland.
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 - Secretary of State George C. Marshall, speaking at Harvard University, outlined a program for Europe to recover financially from World War II that came to be known as the Marshall Plan.
1950 - The U.S. Supreme Court, in Henderson v. United States, struck down racially segregated railroad dining cars.
1967 - The Arab-Israeli Six Day War erupted in the Middle East as Israel raided Egyptian military targets. Syria, Jordan and Iraq then entered the conflict.
1968 - Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was shot and mortally wounded just after claiming victory in California's Democratic presidential primary. Gunman Sirhan Bishara Sirhan was immediately arrested.
1976 - Fourteen people were killed when the Teton Dam in Idaho burst.
1981 - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that five homosexuals in Los Angeles had come down with a rare form of pneumonia; they were the first recognized cases of what became known as AIDS.
1986 - A federal jury in Baltimore convicted Ronald W. Pelton of selling secrets to the Soviet Union. (He was sentenced to three life sentences plus 10 years.)
2002 - Elizabeth Smart, age 14, was kidnapped from her bedroom in her family's Salt Lake City home. (She was rescued in March 2003.)
2004 - Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States, died in Los Angeles at age 93 after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease.
2007 - Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for lying and obstructing justice in the CIA leak investigation. (President George W. Bush later commuted the prison sentence.)
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.
Birthdays
24 - Abbie Cobb (actress)
29 - Fallon King (R&B singer)
30 - Amanda Crew (actress)
39 - Liza Weil (actress)
40 - Joe Gatto (comedian)
41 - Barbara Bermudo (TV host)
42 - Chad Allen (actor)
45 - Mark Wahlberg (actor)
47 - Brian McKnight (R&B singer)
52 - Rick Riordan (author)
54 - Jeff Garlin (actor)
60 - Kenny G (musician)
75 - Robert Kraft (NFL owner)
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Today in Sports History - June 5
1963 - The NHL held its first amateur draft. The Montreal Canadiens chose first and selected Garry Monahan.
1967 - The NHL awarded six new franchises: the Minnesota North Stars, Oakland Seals, Los Angeles Kings, Pittsburgh Penguins, Philadelphia Flyers and the St. Louis Blues.
1977 - The Portland Trailblazers defeat the Philadelphia 76ers in six games to win the NBA championship.
2001 - With a home run in just the 57th game of the season, Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants becomes the fastest to reach 30 home runs for a season.
2002 - Barry Bonds moves past Frank Robinson into fourth place on the all-time home run list with 587.
2005 - Nebraska defeated Creighton 10-2 to win the Lincoln Regional.
2006 - Ken Griffey Jr. of the Cincinnati Reds ties Fred McGriff's major league record with a home run in 43 different major league ball parks.
2010 - Francesca Schiavone defeats Samantha Stosur 6-4, 7-6 (2) to win the womens singles French Open at Roland Garros stadium. Schiavone is the first Italian woman to win a Grand Slam tennis tournament.
Today is the 157th day of 2016, there are 209 days left in the year.
1723 - Economist Adam Smith was born in Scotland.
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 - Secretary of State George C. Marshall, speaking at Harvard University, outlined a program for Europe to recover financially from World War II that came to be known as the Marshall Plan.
1950 - The U.S. Supreme Court, in Henderson v. United States, struck down racially segregated railroad dining cars.
1967 - The Arab-Israeli Six Day War erupted in the Middle East as Israel raided Egyptian military targets. Syria, Jordan and Iraq then entered the conflict.
1968 - Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was shot and mortally wounded just after claiming victory in California's Democratic presidential primary. Gunman Sirhan Bishara Sirhan was immediately arrested.
1976 - Fourteen people were killed when the Teton Dam in Idaho burst.
1981 - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that five homosexuals in Los Angeles had come down with a rare form of pneumonia; they were the first recognized cases of what became known as AIDS.
1986 - A federal jury in Baltimore convicted Ronald W. Pelton of selling secrets to the Soviet Union. (He was sentenced to three life sentences plus 10 years.)
2002 - Elizabeth Smart, age 14, was kidnapped from her bedroom in her family's Salt Lake City home. (She was rescued in March 2003.)
2004 - Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States, died in Los Angeles at age 93 after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease.
2007 - Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for lying and obstructing justice in the CIA leak investigation. (President George W. Bush later commuted the prison sentence.)
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.
Birthdays
24 - Abbie Cobb (actress)
29 - Fallon King (R&B singer)
30 - Amanda Crew (actress)
39 - Liza Weil (actress)
40 - Joe Gatto (comedian)
41 - Barbara Bermudo (TV host)
42 - Chad Allen (actor)
45 - Mark Wahlberg (actor)
47 - Brian McKnight (R&B singer)
52 - Rick Riordan (author)
54 - Jeff Garlin (actor)
60 - Kenny G (musician)
75 - Robert Kraft (NFL owner)
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Today in Sports History - June 5
1963 - The NHL held its first amateur draft. The Montreal Canadiens chose first and selected Garry Monahan.
1967 - The NHL awarded six new franchises: the Minnesota North Stars, Oakland Seals, Los Angeles Kings, Pittsburgh Penguins, Philadelphia Flyers and the St. Louis Blues.
1977 - The Portland Trailblazers defeat the Philadelphia 76ers in six games to win the NBA championship.
2001 - With a home run in just the 57th game of the season, Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants becomes the fastest to reach 30 home runs for a season.
2002 - Barry Bonds moves past Frank Robinson into fourth place on the all-time home run list with 587.
2005 - Nebraska defeated Creighton 10-2 to win the Lincoln Regional.
2006 - Ken Griffey Jr. of the Cincinnati Reds ties Fred McGriff's major league record with a home run in 43 different major league ball parks.
2010 - Francesca Schiavone defeats Samantha Stosur 6-4, 7-6 (2) to win the womens singles French Open at Roland Garros stadium. Schiavone is the first Italian woman to win a Grand Slam tennis tournament.
