1851 – Anti-slavery novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” by Harriet Beecher Stowe first published in serial form in “The National Era”
1876 – Bananas become popular in US, at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia.
1912 – US marines invade Caimanera, Cuba.
1917 – 10 million US men begin registering for draft in WW I.
1925 – US Open Men’s Golf, Worcester CC: Scotsman Willie Macfarlane beats Bobby Jones by 1 stroke in a second 18-hole playoff for his only major title.
1933 – US drops the Gold Standard when Congress enacts a joint resolution nullifying creditors right to demand payment in gold.
1937 – Henry Ford initiates a 32-hour work week.
1942 – US declares war on Bulgaria, Hungary & Romania.
1944 – 1st US B-29 bombing raid: 1 plane lost die to engine failure.
1944 – After receiving favorable weather reports, General Eisenhower decides to proceed with the D-Day invasion on June 6.
1947 – US Secretary of State George Marshall outlines the “Marshall Plan” to rebuild Western Europe,
1956 – “Milton Berle Show” last airs on NBC-TV.
1965 – “Wolly Bully” by Sam the Sham & Pharaohs hits #2.
1968 – Palestinian Sirhan Sirhan shoots Robert F. Kennedy three times, who dies the next day and wounds 5 others at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California.
1976 – Teton Dam in Idaho burst causing $1 billion damage (14 die)
1982 – Waterfront streetcar begins operating in Seattle.
1991 – Space Shuttle STS 40 (Columbia 12) launched.
2001 – U.S. Senator Jim Jeffords leaves the Republican Party, an act which shifts control of the United States Senate from the Republicans to the Democratic Party.
2012 – American gubernatorial recall election is held in Wisconsin. Governor Scott Walker wins and becomes the first governor to survive a recall election.
2017 – Puerto Rico declares its Zika virus epidemic over.
2018 – US President Donald Trump administration’s policy of separating immigrant children from their families violates international law according to the UN.