This Day In History
June 05
Adam Smith, author of The Wealth of Nations, is baptized in Scotland Union routs Rebels at the Battle of Piedmont Constantinople burns Cleveland denies widow her husband's military pension British War Minister Lord Kitchener drowns Discoverer of Klondike Gold dies FDR takes United States off gold standard FDR warns Japanese against using poison gas Allies prepare for D-Day George Marshall calls for aid to Europe Ken Follett is born Elvis rocks The Milton Berle Show Profumo resigns in sex scandal Six-Day War begins Robert F. Kennedy shot Robert Kennedy shot after California primary Bobby Kennedy is assassinated Laird testifies before Congress Julie Krone wins the Belmont Stakes Autoworkers' union calls strike at GM parts factory Ronald Reagan dies Jennifer Lopez marries Marc Anthony Ray Bradbury, bestselling science fiction author, dies at 91
Adam Smith, author of The Wealth of Nations, is baptized in Scotland Union routs Rebels at the Battle of Piedmont Constantinople burns Cleveland denies widow her husband's military pension British War Minister Lord Kitchener drowns Discoverer of Klondike Gold dies FDR takes United States off gold standard FDR warns Japanese against using poison gas Allies prepare for D-Day George Marshall calls for aid to Europe Ken Follett is born Elvis rocks The Milton Berle Show Profumo resigns in sex scandal Six-Day War begins Robert F. Kennedy shot Robert Kennedy shot after California primary Bobby Kennedy is assassinated Laird testifies before Congress Julie Krone wins the Belmont Stakes Autoworkers' union calls strike at GM parts factory Ronald Reagan dies Jennifer Lopez marries Marc Anthony Ray Bradbury, bestselling science fiction author, dies at 91
