WHAT HAPPENED ON 5. JUNE
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The Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi, orders an attack on the Golden Temple, the holiest site of the Sikh religion. (5. June 1984)

The Tank Man halts the progress of a column of advancing tanks for over half an hour after the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. (5. June 1989)

Portions of the Holbeck Hall Hotel in Scarborough, in North Yorkshire, England, fall into the sea following a landslide. (5. June 1993)

The Bose–Einstein condensate is first created. (5. June 1995)

A strike begins at the General Motors parts factory in Flint, Michigan, that quickly spreads to five other assembly plants. The strike lasts seven weeks. (5. June 1998)

The Six-Day War in Kisangani begins in Kisangani, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, between Ugandan and Rwandan forces. A large part of the city is destroyed. (5. June 2000)

Tropical Storm Allison makes landfall on the upper-Texas coastline as a strong tropical storm and dumps large amounts of rain over Houston. The storm causes $5.5 billion in damages, making Allison the costliest tropical storm in U.S. history. (5. June 2001)

A severe heat wave across Pakistan and India reaches its peak, as temperatures exceed 50°C (122°F) in the region. (5. June 2003)

Serbia declares independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. (5. June 2006)

After 65 straight days of civil disobedience, at least 31 people are killed in clashes between security forces and indigenous people near Bagua, Peru. (5. June 2009)

A fire at a day-care center kills at least 40 people in Hermosillo, Mexico. (5. June 2009)

The last transit of Venus of the 21st century begins. (5. June 2012)

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