June 5^th in history

Encyclopædia Britannica presents people and events from this day in history:

Federico García Lorca: Biography of the Day

Federico García Lorca

Born this day in 1898 was Spanish writer Federico García Lorca, who in a brief career resurrected and revitalized the most basic strains of Spanish poetry and helped inaugurate a second Golden Age of the Spanish theatre.

 

First American space walk: 5 June 1965 - This Day in History

On this day in 1965, Edward H. White II emerged from the orbital spacecraft Gemini 4 during its third orbit and floated in space for about 20 minutes, thus becoming the first American astronaut to walk in space.

More Events on this day:

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.

1944: In World War II, Allied forces entered Rome.

1849: The absolute monarchy in Denmark was abolished and replaced by a new constitution that established a constitutional monarchy with a parliament, as well as freedom of the press, religious freedom, and the right to hold meetings and form associations.

1723: Social philosopher and political economist Adam Smith was baptized in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.