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2018

The Miss America pageant announces that it is eliminating the swimsuit competition.

2015

Serena Williams wins her third French Open title and her 20th Grand Slam title by defeating Lucie Šafářová of the Czech Republic 6-3, 6-7, 6-2.

2013

The first article based on NSA documents leaked by Edward Snowden is published by the British newspaper The Guardian.

1998

The movie The Truman Show, starring Jim Carrey, Laura Linney, and Ed Harris, is released.

1989

The Toronto Blue Jays play their first game at the Skydome. The Milwaukee Brewers win 5–3.

1981

The AIDS epidemic officially begins when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report that five gay men in Los Angeles have contracted pneumonia.

1968

Robert F. Kennedy, a U.S. presidential candidate, is shot in Los Angeles. Kennedy dies the next day.

1967

The NHL grants three new franchises. The Minnesota North Stars, the California Golden Seals, and the Los Angeles Kings join the league.

The Six-Day War breaks out between Israel and Egypt, Syria, and Jordan.

1956

Elvis Presley performs “Hound Dog” on “The Milton Berle Show.” The audience is scandalized by his suggestive hip movements.

1752

Benjamin Franklin uses a kite to demonstrate that lightning is a form of electricity.

It happened on… June 5

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