Today in History: June 5th

Today is June 5, 2025, the 156th day of the year with 209 days remaining. On this day in history, Senator Robert F. Kennedy was shot and fatally wounded after winning California's Democratic presidential primary in 1968. The Neutrality Act was passed by Congress in 1794, prohibiting Americans from participating in military actions against peaceful countries. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against racially segregated railroad dining cars in 1950. The Six-Day War began in 1967 as Israel launched preemptive strikes against its Arab neighbors. Egypt reopened the Suez Canal in 1975 after eight years of closure. The Teton Dam failure in Idaho resulted in 11 deaths in 1976. The first recognized cases of AIDS were reported in Los Angeles in 1981. Elizabeth Smart was abducted in 2002 and later rescued in 2003. President Ronald Reagan passed away in 2004 at the age of 93. Novak Djokovic won the French Open in 2016, completing a career Grand Slam.

Birthdays today include journalist Bill Moyers (91), athlete John Carlos (80), musician Laurie Anderson (78), author Ken Follett (76), financial expert Suze Orman (74), musician Kenny G (69), actor Jeff Garlin (63), author Rick Riordan (61), actor Ron Livingston (58), singer Brian McKnight (56), actor Mark Wahlberg (54), actor Liza Weil (48), comedian Nick Kroll (47), musician Pete Wentz (46), and singer-actor Troye Sivan (30).