1 of 7 | On June 5, 1976, the Teton River Dam in Idaho, the remains of which are pictured, collapsed as it was being filled for the first time, killing 11 people, flooding 300 square miles and causing an estimated $1 billion damage. File Photo courtesy the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation
On this date in history:
In 1933, President Franklin Roosevelt signed a bill abolishing the gold standard.
In 1950, the Supreme Court ruled 8-0 that segregation in railroad dining cars violated the Interstate Commerce Act.
In 1967, the Six-Day War began between Israel and the Arab states of Egypt, Syria and Jordan.
