General Dwight D. Eisenhower addresses American paratroopers prior to D-Day

– June 5, 1944

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A bird’s eye map of Houston from 1873

36 years prior on June 5, 1837 the city of Houston, Texas was incorporated

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Pat Garrett (2nd from right) with acquaintances on a porch in Roswell, New Mexico

Pat Garrett, known as the man who killed Billy The Kid, was born on June 5, 1850 in Chambers County, Alabama.

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The trial of Lizzie Borden began on June 5, 1893.
She was accused of brutally murdering her father and stepmother.

Her attorney was former Governor of Massachusetts George D. Robinson and she was acquitted 15 days later.

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American actor William Boyd, who starred as Hopalong Cassidy in over 60 western films between the mid 1930s-late 1940s, was born on June 5, 1895 in Hendrysburg, Ohio.

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Construction crews on the SS Athenian departing Seattle, Washington for Nome, Alaska on June 5, 1900

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ALVIN, the deep-ocean submersible, was put into service June 5, 1964 and is still operational. Surviving a sinking and a swordfish attack ALVIN and its crew have recovered a hydrogen bomb, photographed the Titanic, and explored deep-sea ecosystems. The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution currently operates the vessel. NOAA

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The 1888 Democratic National Convention was a key moment in American politics. Held at the St. Louis Exposition and Music Hall in St. Louis, Missouri, it lasted three days, beginning on June 5 and concluding on June 7. The Democratic Party gathered to renominate President Grover Cleveland, making him the first Democratic president since 1840 to receive his party’s nomination for a second term. The convention focused heavily on tariff reduction, a policy Cleveland championed to lower consumer prices and reduce protections for large industries that benefited from high tariffs. Republicans, led by Benjamin Harrison, argued that high tariffs were necessary to safeguard American businesses from foreign competition. This fundamental divide over economic policy became a major issue in the election, contributing to Cleveland’s defeat despite his popular vote victory.

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Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy moments before his assassination at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles.

– June 5, 1968

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First appearance of Uncle Tom’s Cabin as serialized in The National Era newspaper in Washington, D.C. on June 5, 1851

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A photograph of the University of South Alabama gateway sign

It was at the University of South Alabama, on June 5, 1994, where Michael Kearney became the youngest college graduate. He was only 10 years old.

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Men registering for the draft in New York City during WWI

– June 5, 1917

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Publicity photo of Bob Hope and Lucille Ball for the movie Sorrowful Jones which premiered on June 5, 1949.

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