1723 – Author and philosopher Adam Smith (An Enquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations) was born in Fife, Scotland.
1819 – Mathematician and astronomer John Couch Adams (discovered the planet Neptune) was born in Lidcott, England.
1895 – Actor William Boyd (“Hopalong Cassidy”) was born in Cambridge, OH.
1933 – President Franklin D. Roosevelt took the U.S. off the gold standard, which had been in use since 1879.
1967 – The “Six Day War” between Israel and Egypt in response to growing tension between the 2 countries.
1968 – Senator Robert F. Kennedy (D-NY), U.S. Attorney General under his older brother John F. Kennedy, was shot by Sirhan Sirhan after celebrating his victory in the California Democratic presidential primary in Los Angeles. He died the following day.
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2004 – Former President Ronald Reagan died at his home in Los Angeles, CA, at the age of 93.
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