On this Day…June 5th
June 5th
70 AD – Titus and his Roman legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem during the Siege of Jerusalem
1099 Members of the First Crusade
witness an eclipse of the moon and interpret it as a sign they will recapture Jerusalem.
1829HMS Pickle, a schooner of 5 guns, was involved in the suppression of the slave trade, and achieved fame for capturing the armed slave ship Voladora off the coast of Cuba.
1832 – The “June Rebellion” breaks out in ParisThe June Rebellion, also known as the Paris Uprising of 1832, was an anti-monarchist insurrection in Paris. The rebellion was sparked by economic hardship and political discontent following the death of General Jean Maximilien Lamarque, a popular figure among republicans and Bonapartists.
1876 Bananas don't naturally grow in the US, and on this day, they were presented at a food fair in Philadelphia. The bananas were an instant hit, and the rest is history.
On June 5, 1880, George Bernard Shaw, 23, quits his job at the Edison Telephone Company in order to write.
The Second Severn Crossing was opened this day 1996.
In July 1986, the Secretaries of State for Transport and for Wales agreed to build a bridge across the Severn Estuary to connect to the M4 on both banks, as well as to the M5 near Avonmouth. It took 4 years to build at a cost of £330 million and is approximately 3.2 miles, carrying three lanes of traffic in each direction.
1956: Elvis Presley's exaggerated body movements and gyrations create a storm of controversy during his appearance on ABC-TV's Milton Berle Show.
Radio2003: Yorkshire Grandfather 'Ricky Rock' sets up his own pirate radio station in Wakefield after erecting a 32ft aerial in his garden to play hits by The Beach Boys, Beatles and Elvis Presley. He claims he set the station up because of the 'talent-less boy bands and dance music' featured by his local radio station.
70 AD – Titus and his Roman legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem during the Siege of Jerusalem
1099 Members of the First Crusade
witness an eclipse of the moon and interpret it as a sign they will recapture Jerusalem.
1829HMS Pickle, a schooner of 5 guns, was involved in the suppression of the slave trade, and achieved fame for capturing the armed slave ship Voladora off the coast of Cuba.
1832 – The “June Rebellion” breaks out in ParisThe June Rebellion, also known as the Paris Uprising of 1832, was an anti-monarchist insurrection in Paris. The rebellion was sparked by economic hardship and political discontent following the death of General Jean Maximilien Lamarque, a popular figure among republicans and Bonapartists.
1876 Bananas don't naturally grow in the US, and on this day, they were presented at a food fair in Philadelphia. The bananas were an instant hit, and the rest is history.
On June 5, 1880, George Bernard Shaw, 23, quits his job at the Edison Telephone Company in order to write.
The Second Severn Crossing was opened this day 1996.
In July 1986, the Secretaries of State for Transport and for Wales agreed to build a bridge across the Severn Estuary to connect to the M4 on both banks, as well as to the M5 near Avonmouth. It took 4 years to build at a cost of £330 million and is approximately 3.2 miles, carrying three lanes of traffic in each direction.
1956: Elvis Presley's exaggerated body movements and gyrations create a storm of controversy during his appearance on ABC-TV's Milton Berle Show.
Radio2003: Yorkshire Grandfather 'Ricky Rock' sets up his own pirate radio station in Wakefield after erecting a 32ft aerial in his garden to play hits by The Beach Boys, Beatles and Elvis Presley. He claims he set the station up because of the 'talent-less boy bands and dance music' featured by his local radio station.
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