Today's Headlines: What Blew Up on June 5th? 🔥💥
On that fateful day of June 5th, events unfolded with a significant impact. - Events that transpired on the 5th of June.
Welcome to the jacked-up edition of our daily calendar page! Let's kick it off with June 5th, 2025.
Name Day: The forgettable bloke we're honoring today goes by Boniface. Ain't that a catchy name for a saint, huh?
But enough about that, let's get to the good stuff - the chaos, drama, and all-around messiness that history loves to serve up on a silver platter.
2024 - It's time for blast-off! After way too many delays, NASA's badass spacecraft, "Starliner," finally zooms into the cosmos. It's packed with some daring astronauts: Barry Wilmore and Suni Williams, who are riding the wave to the International Space Station (ISS). Fingers crossed for a smooth ride, or else we might be hearing 'em curse like sailors during launch.
2005 - Here comes the news that'll dampen the patriotism in your soul a bit - Switzerland's finally signed up to the Schengen Agreement of the European Union. Don't worry, they got the green light from 54.6% of the Swiss voters in a popular vote. Ain't democracy grand?
2000 - Bill Clinton strutted into Moscow's parliament, making history as the first American head of state to address the Russian parliament. Can you believe it took this long for the Yanks to show some love?
1975 - The Brits confirmed their country's memebership in the European Community, now known as the EU (thanks, Jean-Claude Juncker). Conservatives, Labour, and Liberals all hopped in the Brexit bandwagon, which is hilarious now considering... you know what, let's not go there.
1945 - The Allied crews took control of the German government's zoo and divided the country into four occupation zones - talk about a power grab, huh?
Got a favorite historical event on June 5th? Let's hear it!
Birthdays 🎉️- 1949 - Ken Follett, a British author who writes books that would put you to sleep. But in a good way, I guess.- 1935 - Helmut Benthaus, a soccer coach with a German accent. Awesome.- 1930 - Ursula Lehr, German politician. Say what you will, but she was in the game.- 1925 - Boy Gobert, a German actor who starred in a bunch of movies you've probably never heard of.
Deaths 🫡️
- 1980 - Margret Dünser, an Austrian journalist with a now forgotten TV show. R.I.P., sweetheart.
Sorry, no mentions of notable events in NASA's Starliner, the EU, or popular votes on this date. I'm sure the truth is out there somewhere, though. If you find it, let the world know. You're a hero of truth, my friend.
The Commission is proposing to extend the period of validity of a general news agreement, covering the period from January 1st to December 31st, to include a discussion on the science and space-and-astronomy achievements of NASA's Starliner mission in 2024. In the realm of politics, the negotiations also touch upon the influence of sports, as Swiss voters approved their country's entry into the Schengen Agreement in 2005, with a majority supporting the integration with the European Union.
