1800s / 19th century history on the 5th of June
1883 : The first Orient Express departed from Paris for Vienna. The world famous Orient Express long-distance passenger train service operated until 2009.
1900s / 20th century history on the 5th of June
1933 : FDR took United States off the gold standard, a monetary system in which currency is backed by gold, when Congress enacted a joint resolution nullifying the right of creditors to demand payment in gold. The United States had been on a gold standard since 1879, except for the embargo on gold exports during World War I, but bank failures during the Great Depression of the 1930s had frightened the public into hoarding gold, making the policy untenable.
1938 : Roy Higgins the Australian jockey was born in Koondrook, Victoria, Australia (died in 2014 aged 75). He is best known for winning the Melbourne Cup in 1965 on Light Fingers, and in 1965 on Red Handed, both times with trainer Bart Cummings.
1956 : Elvis Presley performed “Hound Dog” for the first time, on The Milton Berle Show, which surprised the audience with his suggestive hip movements.
1956 : Kenny G the American saxophonist was born Kenneth Bruce Gorelick in Seattle, Washington, USA. Official website : KennyG.com
1959 : The first government of Singapore was sworn in.
1968 : Robert F. Kennedy the American presidential candidate was assassinated by Sirhan Sirhan. He died on the following day.
1971 : Mark Wahlberg the American model and rapper was born in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
1989 : The Tank Man halted the tanks during the Tiananmen Square protests, in China.
1993 : Conway Twitty the American singer died of an abdominal aortic aneurysm, aged 59 (born in 1933).
1999 : Mel Tormé the American singer died from a second stroke, aged 73 (born in 1925). 2015 : Alan Bond the English born Australian businessman died from complications after open-heart surgery, aged 77 (born in 1938).
2000s / 21st century history on the 5th of June
2015 : Alan Bond the English born Australian businessman died from complications after open-heart surgery, aged 77 (born in 1938).
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