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Historical Events on June 5

  • Conscription

    1917

    World War I: Conscription begins in the United States as "Army registration day".

  • Gold standard

    1933

    The U.S. Congress abrogates the United States' use of the gold standard by enacting a joint resolution (48 Stat. 112) nullifying the right of creditors to demand payment in gold.

  • Battle of France

    1940

    World War II: After a brief lull in the Battle of France, the Germans renew the offensive against the remaining French divisions south of the River Somme in Operation Fall Rot ("Case Red").

  • George Marshall

    1947

    Marshall Plan: In a speech at Harvard University, the United States Secretary of State George Marshall calls for economic aid to war-torn Europe.

  • Singapore

    1959

    The first government of the State of Singapore is sworn in.

  • Indira Gandhi

    1984

    The Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi, orders an attack on the Golden Temple, the holiest site of the Sikh religion.

  • Tiananmen Square protests of 1989

    1989

    The Tank Man halts the progress of a column of advancing tanks for over half an hour after the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.

  • General Motors

    1998

    A strike begins at the General Motors parts factory in Flint, Michigan, that quickly spreads to five other assembly plants. The strike lasts seven weeks.

  • State Union of Serbia and Montenegro

    2006

    Serbia declares independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro.

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