Suez Canal Reopens After Six-Day War, June 5, 1975
The Suez Canal opens for the first time since the Six-Day War. Date: June 5, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 5 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today)
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Teton Dam Collapse Kills 11 in Idaho Flooding, June 5, 1976
The Teton Dam in Idaho, United States, collapses. Eleven people are killed as a result of flooding. Date: June 5, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 5 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today)
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First Recognized AIDS Cases Reported in Los Angeles, June 5, 1981
The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that five people in Los Angeles, California, have a rare form of pneumonia seen only in patients with weakened immune systems, in what turns out to be the first recognized cases of AIDS. Date: June 5, 1981 Read more on…
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Aleksandr Suvorov Ship Collision Kills 100+ on June 5, 1983
More than 100 people are killed when the Russian river cruise ship Aleksandr Suvorov collides with a girder of the Ulyanovsk Railway Bridge. The collision caused a freight train to derail, further damaging the vessel, yet the ship remained afloat and was eventually restored and returned to service. Date: June 5, 1983 Read more on…
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Operation Blue Star: Indian Army Invades Golden Temple, June 5, 1984
Operation Blue Star: Under orders from India's prime minister, Indira Gandhi, the Indian Army begins an invasion of the Golden Temple, the holiest site of the Sikh religion. Date: June 5, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 5 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today)
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Tank Man Stops Tanks After Tiananmen Protests, June 5, 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. Date: June 5, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 5 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today)
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Space Shuttle Columbia Launches STS-40 Fifth Spacelab Mission June 5, 1991
Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on STS-40, the fifth spacelab mission. Date: June 5, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 5 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)
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Holbeck Hall Hotel Landslide in Scarborough, UK, June 5, 1993
Portions of the Holbeck Hall Hotel in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, UK, fall into the sea following a landslide. Date: June 5, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 5 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today)
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Bose-Einstein Condensate First Created June 5, 1995
The Bose–Einstein condensate is first created. Date: June 5, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 5 📅 Events on this day in 1995 📅 On This Day (Today)
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Second Republic of the Congo Civil War Begins June 5, 1997
The Second Republic of the Congo Civil War begins. Date: June 5, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 5 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today)
