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1968, Robert F. Kennedy assassinated

Today in History: June 5, Robert F. Kennedy assassinated By The Associated Press undefined Today is Thursday, June 5, the 156th day of 2025. There are 209 days left in the year. Today in history: On June 5, 1968, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was shot and mortally wounded after claiming ...

Today in History: 1989, the Tiananmen Square Massacre

Today is Wednesday, June 4, the 155th day of 2025. There are 210 days left in the year. Today in history: On June 4, 1989, hundreds, perhaps thousands, of pro-democracy demonstrators and dozens of soldiers are estimated to have been killed when Chinese troops crushed a seven-week-long ...

Today in History: 1943, the Zoot Suit Riots begin in Los Angeles

Today is Tuesday, June 3, the 154th day of 2025. There are 211 days left in the year. Today in history: On June 3, 1943, an altercation between U.S. Navy sailors and young Mexican Americans on the streets of Los Angeles led to several days of clashes known as the Zoot Suit Riots, during ...

Today in History: 1953, Queen Elizabeth II crowned

Today is Monday, June 2, the 153rd day of 2025. There are 212 days left in the year. Today in history: On June 2, 1953, Queen Elizabeth II was crowned at age 27 at a ceremony in London's Westminster Abbey, 16 months after the death of her father, King George VI. Also on this date: In ...

Today in History: 1921, the Tulsa Race Massacre begins

Today is Saturday, May 31, the 151st day of 2025. There are 214 days left in the year. Today in history: On May 31, 1921, a two-day massacre erupted in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as white mobs began looting and burning the affluent Black district of Greenwood over reports a Black man had assaulted a ...

Today in History: 2024, Trump found guilty on 34 felony charges

Today is Friday, May 30, the 150th day of 2025. There are 215 days left in the year. Today in history: On May 30, 2024, Donald Trump became the first former American president to be convicted of felony crimes as a New York jury found him guilty of all 34 charges in a scheme to illegally ...