JUNE 5 | Birthdays and Events

Notable Birthdays for June 5

George Angell (1823-1909) - Founder of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

Pat Garrett (1850-1908) - Sheriff from the old Wild West.

William Upjohn (1853-1932) - Inventor of dissolvable pills.

Frederick Lorz (1884-1914) - Winner of the 1905 Boston Marathon.

William Boyd (1895-1972) - Actor fondly remembered as Hopalong Cassidy.

Otis Barton (1899-1992) - Deep sea diver who invented the first bathysphere (underwater vehicle).

Dave Gold (1932-2013) - Founder of the the 99 Cents Only Store.

Kenny Gorelick (1956-Still Living) - Saxophonist also known as Kenny G.

Mark Wahlberg (1971-Still Living) - Actor, producer, and musician.

Memorable Events for June 5

1794 - Congress passes the Neutrality Act, banning Americans from serving in foreign armed forces.

1851 - Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin (Life Among the Lowly) is printed in the National Era newspaper.

1846 - A telegraph line opens up between Philadelphia and Baltimore.

1893 - The trial of Lizzie Borden begins in New Bedford, MA.

1917 - Conscription (draft) begins "Army registration day". Nearly 10 million men register to serve in WWI.

1937 - Henry Ford initiates a 32 hour work week for his employees.

1942 - The U.S. declares war on Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania.

1944 - General Eisenhower decides to proceed with the D-Day invasion on June 6.

1947 - The Marshall Plan is outlined to help to rebuild Western Europe.

1956 - Elvis Presley performs Hound Dog on the Milton Berle Show.

1968 - Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy is assassinated.