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Today in History: Tuesday, June  05, 2012
AP Highlight in History:
On June 5, 1981, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that five homosexuals in Los Angeles had come down with a rare kind of pneumonia; they were the first recognized cases of what became known as AIDS.

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AP Photo/Cynthia Goldsmith, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
On this date in:
1723Economist Adam Smith was born in Kirkcaldy, Scotland.
1883Economist John Maynard Keynes was born in Cambridge, England.
1933The United States went off the gold standard.
1947Secretary of State George C. Marshall, speaking at Harvard University, outlined an aid program for Europe that came to be known as the Marshall Plan.
Audio LinkSecretary of State George C. Marshall
1967War erupted in the Middle East as Israel raided Egyptian military targets. Syria, Jordan and Iraq entered the conflict.
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1968Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated in Los Angeles after claiming victory in California's Democratic presidential primary. Gunman Sirhan Bishara Sirhan was immediately arrested.
Audio LinkKennedy thanks supporters moments before the shooting
Audio LinkKRKD radio reporter Andrew West at the scene

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AP Photo/Dick Strobel
2002Elizabeth Smart, 14, was kidnapped from her bedroom in her family's Salt Lake City home. (She was rescued in March 2003.)
2004Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States, died in Los Angeles at age 93 after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease.
2006An Islamic militia with alleged links to al-Qaida seized Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, after weeks of fighting with U.S.-backed secular warlords.
2006Serbian lawmakers proclaimed their Balkan republic a sovereign state.
2007Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for lying and obstructing the CIA leak investigation. (President George W. Bush later commuted the prison sentence.)
 
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Today's Birthdays:
Actor Mark Wahlberg turns 41 years old today.
AP Photo/Evan Agostini
NameProfessionAge
Bill MoyersBroadcast journalist78
Laurie AndersonRock singer65
Ken FollettAuthor63
Richard ButlerRock singer (Psychedelic Furs)56
Kenny GJazz saxophonist56
Ron LivingstonActor ("Band of Brothers," "Office Space")45
Brian McKnightR&B singer43
Chad AllenActor38
Liza WeilActress ("The Gilmore Girls")35
Rock musician Pete Wentz (Fall Out Boy) turns 33 years old today.
AP Photo/Chris Pizzello
 
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