Today In History

Sat., June 5, 1999

In 1794: Congress passed the Neutrality Act, which prohibited Americans from enlisting in the service of a foreign power.

In 1917: Ten million American men began registering for the draft in World War I. In 1933: The United States went off the gold standard.

In 1940: The Battle of France began during World War II.

In 1947: Secretary of State George C. Marshall gave a speech at Harvard in which he outlined an aid program for Europe that came to be known as “The Marshall Plan.”

In 1967: War erupted in the Mideast as Israel raided Egyptian military targets. Syria, Jordan and Iraq entered the conflict.

In 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.

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