1947
The Marshall Plan. In a speech at Harvard, US Secretary of State George Marshall offered help to rebuild Europe after the war. The plan helped millions recover.
Wikipedia: Marshall PlanPhoto: Unknown author / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
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5 June in history.
5 moments from 1873 to 1995: discovery, creativity and courage, each with a source to read more.
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1873
Zanzibar's slave market closes
The Sultan of Zanzibar closed the great slave market on the island. A cathedral was later built on the site.
Wikipedia: Barghash bin Said of Zanzibar
Photo: This photo was taken by Anton Zelenov . Please credit this with : Photo : Anton Zelenov… / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
1883
The Orient Express departs
The first regular Orient Express train left Paris, carrying passengers in luxury across Europe toward Constantinople.
Photo: Tman11S / Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
1915
Danish women win the vote
Denmark changed its constitution to give women the right to vote in national elections.
Photo: Madden and others / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
1995
A new state of matter
Physicists in Colorado cooled atoms almost to absolute zero and made the first Bose–Einstein condensate, where atoms act as one.
Wikipedia: Bose–Einstein condensate
Photo: Vectorized version by AG Caesar, original by DG85 / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
Moments chosen for discovery, creativity and courage. Each one links to a source where you can read more; photos are credited to their owners.