Ÿ On June 3, 1943, a group of U.S. sailors marched through downtown Los Angeles with clubs and other weapons, attacking anyone wearing the “zoot suit” favored by many young men of color at that time. The Zoot Suit Riots spread throughout the city over the next week, marking the culmination of racial tensions against the backdrop of World War II.

Ÿ On June 4, 1876, an astonishing 83 hours after it left New York City, the Transcontinental Express train arrived in San Francisco. Many Americans could hardly imagine that a journey previously requiring months using horses could now be accomplished in under a week.

Ÿ On June 5, 1956, a young Elvis Presley performed “Hound Dog” on...

DEAR PAW’S CORNER: My neighbor across the hall confronted me yesterday, accusing me of mistreating my dog. She said that “Cookie” whines and barks for hours whenever I am gone, and that I need to take him with me rather than leave him alone in the apartment. I work full-time at an office that doesn’t allow dogs. When I travel, I take Cookie to a sitter. But is 8 to 10 hours away too long for a dog? — Gerald in Brooklyn

DEAR GERALD: Dogs aren’t always happy about their owners going away for eight hours a day. They can develop separation anxiety. This can manifest as non stop barking, whining or even acting out (like destroying your slippers, pooping in the living room or...

Ÿ On May 27, 1831, trapper-explorer Jedediah Smith, who established the South Pass across the Rocky Mountains in modern western Wyoming as a well-known and heavily traveled route for fur trappers, was riding alone when he was attacked and killed by a hunting party of Comanche Native Americans on the Santa Fe Trail.

Ÿ On May 28, 1983, Irene Cara’s song “Flashdance (What a Feeling),” from the Flashdance movie soundtrack, reached the top of the U.S. pop charts and helped push the film to the No. 3 spot on that year’s total box-office revenue list. It also proved to be the biggest hit of Cara’s career.

Ÿ On May 29, 2014, LGBT advocate and Emmy-winning actor Laverne Cox of the...

Q: Is it true that Bella Hadid has quit modeling? Is she still recovering from Lyme disease? — S.E.

A: When Bella Hadid first appeared on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alongside her mother, Yolanda, and sister, Gigi, she was riding horses, not modeling. She didn’t seem interested in following her mother’s footsteps on the runway, but within a few short years, she and her sister were considered modern-day supermodels and fodder for the tabloids.

The girl who loved horses is reemerging now. Hadid has taken a break from modeling and calls Fort Worth, Texas, her new home. She’s been dating cowboy and horse trainer Adan Banuelos since the two were seen together last October...