Today in history, 2 June
eduguru 0 Comments [1] 1966 – Surveyor program: Surveyor 1 lands in Oceanus Procellarum on the Moon, 1010 – The Battle of Aqbat al-Bakr took place in the context of the Fitna of al-Andalus resulting in a defeat for the Caliphate of Córdoba, 1098 – First Crusade: The first Siege of Antioch ends as Crusader forces take the city; the second siege began five days later, 1615 – The first Récollet missionaries arrive at Quebec City, 1619: England and Netherlands signed a treaty about business in the Indies, 1676 – Franco-Dutch War: France ensured the supremacy of its naval fleet for the remainder of the war with its victory in the Battle of Palermo, 1692 – Bridget Bishop is the first person to be tried for witchcraft in Salem, 1763 – Pontiac's Rebellion: At what is now Mackinaw City, 1774 – Intolerable Acts: The Quartering Act is enacted, 1785: Jean Paul de Gua de Malves, 1793 – French Revolution: François Hanriot, 1805 – Napoleonic Wars: A Franco-Spanish fleet recaptures Diamond Rock, 1835 – P, 1848 – The Slavic congress in Prague begins, 1866 – The Fenians defeat Canadian forces at Ridgeway and Fort Erie, 1875: James Augustine Healey became the first Black Catholic Bishop in the United States, 1875: The first transmission was made by Alexander Graham Bell, 1896 – Guglielmo Marconi applies for a patent for his wireless telegraph, 1909 – Alfred Deakin becomes Prime Minister of Australia for the third time, 1910 – Charles Rolls, 1919 – Anarchists simultaneously set off bombs in eight separate U, 1924 – U, 1924: US citizenship was granted to all American Indians, 1931: Suspension Bridge collapsed at its opening, 1941 – World War II: German paratroopers murder Greek civilians in the village of Kondomari, 1946 – Birth of the Italian Republic: In a referendum, 1949: Transjordan was renamed Jordan, 1953 – The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, 1953: Queen Elizabeth II was formally crowned as the Queen of England, 1955 – The USSR and Yugoslavia sign the Belgrade declaration and thus normalize relations between both countries, 1962 – During the 1962 FIFA World Cup, 1964 – The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) is formed, 1966: First US space probe Surveyor 1 landed on the moon, 1967 – Luis Monge is executed in Colorado's gas chamber, 1967 – Protests in West Berlin against the arrival of the Shah of Iran turn into riots, 1967 – Sgt, 1974: Mali adopted constitution, 1979 – Pope John Paul II starts his first official visit to his native Poland, 1979: NASA launched space vehicle S-198, 1983 – After an emergency landing because of an in-flight fire, 1985: English Soccer Clubs were banned from European countries following a riot by Liverpool fans who were blamed for the tragedy at Brussels' Heysel stadium which resulted in the death of 39 people, 1990 – The Lower Ohio Valley tornado outbreak spawns 66 confirmed tornadoes in Illinois, 1997 – In Denver, 2 June, 2003 – Europe launches its first voyage to another planet, 2007: Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China. 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Ju. died, 2012 – Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the killing of demonstrators during the 2011 Egyptian revolution, 2012: Queen Elizabeth II's diamond jubilee began, 2014 – Telangana officially becomes the 29th state of India, 455 – Sack of Rome: Vandals enter Rome, a co-founder of Rolls-Royce Limited, After the referendum, Alexander (martyr), allowing a governor in colonial America to house British soldiers in uninhabited houses, an uninhabited island at the entrance to the bay leading to Fort-de-France, and Ohio, and plunder the city for two weeks, arrests 22 Girondists selected by Jean-Paul Marat, Australia, barns, Barnum and his circus start their first tour of the United States, Because of this incident, becomes the first man to make a non-stop double crossing of the English Channel by plane, becoming the first Pope to visit a Communist country, becoming the first U, but the raids end soon after, Canada, Chippewas capture Fort Michilimackinac by diverting the garrison's attention with a game of lacrosse, Christian feast day, cities, Civil Aviation Day (Azerbaijan), Coronation of King Jigme Singye Wangchuck (Bhutan), Day of Hristo Botev (Bulgaria), Decoration Day (Canada), died, discontinued since 1948, during which Benno Ohnesorg is killed by a police officer, Elmo, Felix of Nicosia, Festa della Repubblica (Italy), France, from Rouen, from the British, granting citizenship to all Native Americans born within the territorial limits of the United States, He was executed four years later, His death results in the founding of the terrorist group Movement 2 June, Holidays Children's Day (North Korea), in the last pre-Furman execution in the United States, in which 168 people died, including Blandina, Indiana, International Sex Workers Day, Italians vote to turn Italy from a monarchy into a Republic, June 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics), Kentucky, killing 12, King Umberto II of Italy is exiled, leader of the Parisian National Guard, Marcellinus and Peter, Mars, Martyrs of Lyon, Massachusetts; she was found guilty and later hanged, Michigan, Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, New Zealand and Her Other Realms and Territories & Head of the Commonwealth, numerous new safety regulations are put in place, or other buildings if suitable quarters are not provided, outhouses, Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles is released in the United States, police had to intervene multiple times in fights between Chilean and Italian players in one of the most violent games in football history, Pope Eugene I, Pothinus, President Calvin Coolidge signs the Indian Citizenship Act into law, s, setting the stage for the Reign of Terror, Social Forestry Day (Bhutan), spacecraft to soft-land on another world, T), The European Space Agency's Mars Express probe launches from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan, the first major international event to be televised, the French mathematician, then chasing a ball into the fort, Timothy McVeigh is convicted on 15 counts of murder and conspiracy for his role in the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P, Today in History, Today in history 2 June, twenty-three passengers aboard Air Canada Flight 797 are killed when a flashover occurs as the plane's doors open, What is La Festa della Repubblica, What is on the 2nd of June, who is crowned Queen of the United Kingdom, Who was born on June 2
June 2 is actually the 153rd day of the year (154th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are
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