Today In History

Today is Tuesday, June 5, the 156th day of 2018. There are 209 days left in the year.

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT

› 1968: Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was shot and mortally wounded after claiming victory in California’s Democratic presidential primary at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles; assassin Sirhan Bishara Sirhan was arrested at the scene.

ON THIS DATE

› 1884: Civil War hero Gen. William T. Sherman refused the Republican presidential nomination, saying, “I will not accept if nominated and will not serve if elected.”

› 1917: About 10 million American men between the ages of 21 and 31 began registering for the draft in World War I.

› 1933: The United States went off the gold standard.

› 1950: The U.S. Supreme Court, in Henderson v. United States, struck down racially segregated railroad dining cars.

› 1967: War erupted in the Middle East as Israel, anticipating a possible attack by its Arab neighbors, launched a series of pre-emptive airfield strikes that destroyed nearly the entire Egyptian air force; Syria, Jordan and Iraq immediately entered the conflict.

› 1976: Fourteen people were killed when the Teton Dam in Idaho burst.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS

Actor-singer Bill Hayes is 93. Broadcast journalist Bill Moyers is 84. Former Canadian Prime Minister Joe Clark is 79. Author Dame Margaret Drabble is 79. Country singer Don Reid (The Statler Brothers) is 73. Rock singer Laurie Anderson is 71. Country singer Gail Davies is 70. Author Ken Follett is

69. Financial guru Suze Orman is 67. Rock musician Nicko McBrain (Iron Maiden) is 66. Jazz musician Peter Erskine is 64. Jazz musician Kenny G is

62. Rock singer Richard Butler (Psychedelic Furs) is 62. Actress Beth Hall is 60. Actor Jeff Garlin is

56. Actress Karen Sillas is

55. Actor Ron Livingston is 51. Singer Brian McKnight is 49. Rock musician Claus Norreen (Aqua) is

48. Actress Navi Rawat is 41. Actress Liza Weil is 41. Rock musician Pete Wentz (Fall Out Boy) is

39. Rock musician Seb Lefebvre (Simple Plan) is

37. Actress Chelsey Crisp is 35. Actress Amanda Crew is 32. Electronic musician Harrison Mills (Odesza) is 29. Actress Sophie Lowe is 28.