On June 5th in US Political History
On June 5th in 1794 Congress passed the Neutrality Act, which prohibited Americans from enlisting in the service of a foreign power.
On June 5th in 1848 Army officer John C. Fremont submitted his “Geographical Memoir” to the US Senate where the SF Bay entrance was called Chrysopylae (Golden Gate). He had in mind the Chrysoceras (Golden Horn) of Constantinople, and suggested that the SF Bay would be advantageous for commerce.
On June 5th in 1851 Harriet Beecher Stow published the first installment of Uncle Tom’s Cabin in The National Era.
On June 5th in 1861 Federal marshals seized arms and gunpowder at Du Pont works in Delaware.
On June 5th in 1872 The Republican National Convention, the first major political party convention to includes blacks, commenced.
On June 5th in 1884 Civil War hero General William T. Sherman refused the Republican presidential nomination, saying, "I will not accept if nominated and will not serve if elected."
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