Segregation Was Unconstitutional in Montgomery

On June 5, 1956

The District Court ruled that segregation was unconstitutional in Montgomery.

The Supreme Court cemented this decision on November 13.

This Day in History - June 5

1851

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

1846

Baltimore and Philadelphia were linked up by telegraph.

2017

Montenegro became the 29th country to join NATO.

1991

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

1661

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

What Happened on Jun 5?

What Happened in 1956?