CoM Moderators Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 1873 - Sultan Bargash bin Said under British pressure closes the infamous slave market of Zanzibar in modern day Tanzania1917 - 10 million US men begin registering for draft in WW I1933 - US drops the Gold Standard when Congress enacts a joint resolution nullifying creditors right to demand payment in gold1937 - Henry Ford initiates a 32 hour work week1956 - "Milton Berle Show" last airs on NBC-TV1981 - George Harrison releases "Somewhere in England", his ninth studio album, includes John Lennon tribute "All Those Years Ago" (Featuring Paul and Ringo)1993 - Somali warlord Aidids murders 23 Pakistani2000 - Armed conflict between Rwanda and Uganda erupts in Kinsangani, a city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo2017 - Puerto Rico declares its Zika virus epidemic over2019 - Ohio doctor William Husel charged with 25 counts of murder for prescribing potentially fatal doses of opioids in Franklin County More Historical Events » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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