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On This Day 5th June - Hedgehog - 06-07-2009 [/u]1916: A British-backed Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire is proclaimed with an attack on Medina. 1947: US statesman George Marshall proposes the 'Marshall Plan' - an aid programme for European reconstruction. 1967: The Six Day War between Israel and its Arab neighbours begins with a crushing Israeli pre-emptive strike.