June 5th
Today in America's Present Past
1794 | Congress: Passed the Neutrality Act, banning Americans from serving in foreign forces.
1851 | Civil Rights: "Uncle Tom's Cabin" by Harriet Beecher Stowe was first published.
1853 | Entrepreneur William E. Upjohn was born.
1855 | “Know-Nothing” holds its first political party convention.
1856 | Entrepreneur Samuel Colt wed Elizabeth Hart Jarvis.
1863 | Civil War: Battle of Franklin's Crossing, Virginia.
1893 | Activist Mary Ann Shadd Cary died.
1900 | Novelist Stephen Crane died.
1910 | Novelist William Sydney Porter, a.k.a., O’Henry died.
1916 | SCOTUS: Justice Louis Brandeis is sworn in.
1933 | Congress: Passed a resolution removing the U.S. from the gold standard.
1934 | Journalist Bill Moyers was born.
1937 | Entrepreneur Henry Ford initiates a 32-hour work week.
1941 | Entrepreneur Robert Kraft was born.
1947 | Secretary of State George C. Marshall outlines the “Marshall Plan” proposal.
1951 | TV personality Suze Orman was born.
1953 | Director Kathleen Kennedy was born.
1968 | Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated while campaigning in Los Angeles, California.
1971 | Actor Mark Wahlberg was born.
1976 | The Humboldt Park riots start in Chicago, Illinois.
1993 | Singer Conway Twitty died.
2004 | POTUS: President Reagan died.
2012 | Author Ray Bradbury died.
2018 | Designer Kate Spade died.
2023 | American FBI agent turned Soviet spy Robert Hanssen died.