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This Day in History: June 5


June 5: What Happened on This Day in History (Elementary Level)?

(Page last edited 10/12/2017)

  1. In 1661, Isaac Newton is admitted as a student to Trinity College in Cambridge.
  2. In 1917, young American men began registering for the draft to fight in World War I .
  3. In 1953, Denmark adopts a new constitution.
  4. In 1968, Senator Robert F. Kennedy was shot in the head at the California Democratic presidential primary in Los Angeles,. He died the following day.
  5. In 1991, Mikhail Gorbachev receives his 1990 Nobel Peace Prize.
  6. Famous Birthdays: Richard Scarry, author & illustrator;Freddie Stone, singer; Christy Brown, Dublin, novelist; Kenny G, saxophonist;Todd Burger, guard for Chicago Bears.

For famous birthdays and other daily events in history, visit our Daily Dose Activities.

Click Here for Yesterday in History: June 4

Click Here for Tomorrow in History: June 6

For more history resources on Internet 4 Classrooms, visit our Social Studies and History index. For Pre K-8th Grade Level History and Social Studies Resources, visit our Grade Level Index.

 

 

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