Today in History: June 5, Robert F. Kennedy assassinated

At present is Thursday June the th day of There are days left in the year The present day in history On June Sen Robert F Kennedy was shot and mortally wounded after claiming domination in California s Democratic presidential primary at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles assassin Sirhan Bishara Sirhan was arrested at the scene Also on this date In Congress passed the Neutrality Act which prohibited Americans from taking part in any military action against a country that was at peace with the United States Related Articles Trump announces tour ban and restrictions on countries set to go into effect Monday Join scientists as they drive into hailstorms to investigation the costly weather extreme Ground beef sold at Whole Foods may be tainted with E coli USDA says more attacks on Jews heighten concerns about prevention in and around US synagogues At present in History June the Tiananmen Square Massacre In the U S Supreme Court in Henderson v United States struck down racially segregated railroad dining cars traveling across state lines In the Six-Day War began as Israel anticipating a feasible attack by its Arab neighbors launched a series of airfield strikes that destroyed nearly the entire Egyptian air force In Egypt reopened the Suez Canal to international shipping eight years after it was closed as a outcome of the Six-Day War with Israel In people were killed when the Teton Dam in Idaho failed releasing billion gallons of water In the Centers for Illness Control disclosed that five men in Los Angeles had come down with a rare kind of pneumonia they were the first recognized cases of what later became known as AIDS In -year-old Elizabeth Smart was abducted from her Salt Lake City home Smart was determined and rescued by police in a Salt Lake City suburb in March In Ronald Wilson Reagan the th president of the United States died in Los Angeles at age after a long struggle with Alzheimer s sickness In Novak Djokovic became the first man in nearly a half-century to win four consecutive major championships ultimately earning an elusive French Open title with a win over Andy Murray to complete a career Grand Slam In contemporary times s Birthdays Broadcast journalist Bill Moyers is USA Track Field Hall of Famer John Carlos is Musician-artist Laurie Anderson is Author Ken Follett is Finance author Suze Orman is Musician Kenny G is Actor-comedian Jeff Garlin is Author Rick Riordan is Actor Ron Livingston is Singer Brian McKnight is Actor Mark Wahlberg is Actor Liza Weil is Actor-comedian Nick Kroll is Rock musician Pete Wentz Fall Out Boy is Singer-actor Troye Sivan is