On This Day for June 5 - Start of the Six-Day War, Federico García Lorca is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. June 05 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Federico García Lorca READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1967 Start of the Six-Day War READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2012: American author Ray Bradbury, whose greatest work was the dystopian classic Fahrenheit 451, died at age 91. [Take our quiz of famous authors.] 2004: American politician Ronald Reagan—who, as the 40th president of the United States (1981–89), became known for his conservative Republicanism , his fervent anticommunism, and his appealing personal style—died at age 93. [Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about U.S. presidents.] 1981: AIDS was reported for the first time, following the detection of a rare form of pneumonia in five homosexual men in Los Angeles. [ Learn the facts about HIV/AIDS.] 1939: Canadian politician Joe Clark, who in 1979 became the country's youngest prime minister, was born. [Test your knowledge of Canada.] 1883: English economist, journalist, and financier John Maynard Keynes , best known for his revolutionary economic theories (Keynesian economics) on the causes of prolonged unemployment, was born. [Take our quiz about economics.] 1947: In an address at Harvard University, U.S. Secretary of State George C. Marshall advanced the idea of the Marshall Plan , a European self-help program to be financed by the United States. [Take our quiz about American history and politics.] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1971 Mark Wahlberg American actor and producer 1973 Neil Patrick Harris American actor 1883 John Maynard Keynes British economist 1878 Pancho Villa Mexican revolutionary 1947 Laurie Anderson American performance artist and author 1898 Federico García Lorca Spanish writer SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2021 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help