June 5

What happened on June 5 in history

3 events fall on June 5, from 1849 to 1968. Read them below, then try to place a historical scene yourself — guess where in the world it happened and in what year.

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Events on June 5

  1. 1849

    Denmark adopts a constitution

    Absolute monarchy ends and the country becomes a constitutional state.

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  2. 1947

    The Marshall Plan is proposed

    Marshall outlines European recovery aid in a Harvard commencement speech.

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  3. 1968

    Robert Kennedy is shot

    He is wounded at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles and dies the next day.

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