1. The Boston Red Sox played their first game in Fenway Park on June 5, 1912. The team won against the New York Highlanders (now the Yankees) with a score of 7-6.

2. On June 5, 1963, astronaut Ed White became the first American to walk in space. He spent 23 minutes floating outside his spacecraft, making history and paving the way for future space missions.

3. In 1987, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that the state's ban on interracial marriages was unconstitutional. The decision came more than twenty years after the United States Supreme Court had struck down a similar law, but Massachusetts was the last state to repeal its ban.

4. The USS Constitution, or "Old Ironsides," was launched on June 5, 1794, in Boston. The ship played a pivotal role in the War of 1812 and is still commissioned by the US Navy, making it the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world.

5. On June 5, 1907, the first American automobile race was held in Massachusetts. The race began in downtown Boston and ended in the city of Dedham, covering a distance of nearly 28 miles. The eventual race winner was George Robertson, driving a Thomas Flyer automobile.