Germany invaded France during WWII

On June 5, 1940

Germany invaded France during WWII.

The Germans weren’t prepared for the resistance they found in France south of Somme.

This Day in History - June 5

1661

Isaac Newton was admitted as a student to Cambridge University’s Trinity College.

1794

The US Neutrality Act was enacted.

1851

Uncle Tom's Cabin, an anti-slavery novel by Harriet Beecher, was first published.

1991

NASA's STS-40 became the first spaceflight with three women to be launched into space.

1956

The District Court ruled that segregation was unconstitutional in Montgomery.

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