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June 2, 1997 Albert Belle's Chicago White Sox tying 27-game hitting streak ends June 2, 1997 Liberals beat Conservatives in France June 2, 1997 Timothy McVeigh found guilty of 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, killing 168 June 2, 1996 50th Tony Awards: Master Class and Rent win June 2, 1996 51st U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Annika Sorenstam June 2, 1996 9th Children's Miracle Network Telethon June 2, 1995 John Valentin hits 3 HRs June 2, 1994 67th National Spelling Bee: Ned Andrews wins spelling antediluvian June 2, 1994 Chinook helicopter crashes in North Scotland, 29 killed June 2, 1994 Indonesian censors ban Steven Spielberg's "Schindler's List" June 2, 1994 Sharon Stone files $12m suit against her jeweler June 2, 1992 Former NFL New York Giant Coach Bill Parcells undergoes open heart surgery June 2, 1992 Wilson Phillips release their 2nd album "Shadows and Light" June 2, 1991 45th Tony Awards: Lost in Yonkers and Will Rogers Follies win June 2, 1991 4th Children's Miracle Network Telethon June 2, 1991 Rosie Jones wins LPGA Rochester Golf International June 2, 1991 Seppo Raty of Finland improves his world javelin record to 318' 1" June 2, 1991 Three Andrettis finished 1-2-3 in the Miller 200 at Wisconsin June 2, 1990 "Turtle Power" by Partners In Kryme hits #13 June 2, 1990 Seattle's Randy Johnson, no-hits Tigers, 2-0 June 2, 1989 "Dead Poets Society" starring Robin Williams, premieres June 2, 1989 14 year old Scott Isaacs spells spoliator to win 1989 Spelling Bee June 2, 1989 Cincinnati Red Eric Davis hits for cycle June 2, 1989 Rolling Stones Bill Wyman marries Mandy Smith June 2, 1989 10,000 Chinese soldiers are blocked by 100,000 citizens protecting students demonstrating for democracy in Tiananmen Square, Beijing June 2, 1988 61st National Spell Bee: Rageshree Ramachandran wins spelling elegiacal June 2, 1988 Consumer Reports calls for a ban on the Suzuki Samurai automobile June 2, 1987 Mariners draft Ken Griffey, Jr. #1 June 2, 1986 New York City transit system issues a new brass with steel bullseye token June 2, 1986 Regular TV coverage of U.S. Senate sessions begins June 2, 1985 31st LPGA Championship won by Nancy Lopez June 2, 1985 39th Tony Awards: Biloxi Blues and Big River win June 2, 1985 Andreas Papandreous PASOK-party wins election in Greece June 2, 1985 RJ Reynolds Company proposed a merger with Nabisco June 2, 1984 "Welcome To Fun Zone" hosted by Dr. Demento airs on NBC-TV June 2, 1984 Actress Jill Ireland has a radical mastectomy June 2, 1984 Flight readiness firing of Discovery's main engines June 2, 1983 1980 movie "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes," released in Germany June 2, 1983 Toilet catches fire on Air Canada's DC-9, 23 die at Cincinnati June 2, 1982 "Blues in the Night" opens at Rialto Theater New York City for 53 performances June 2, 1981 Barbara Walters asks Katharine Hepburn what kind of tree she would be June 2, 1980 "Your Arm's Too Short to Box..." opens at Ambassador New York City for 149 performances June 2, 1979 John Paul II becomes 1st pope to visit a communist country (Poland) June 2, 1979 NASA launches space vehicle S-198 June 2, 1979 Pope John Paul II visits Poland June 2, 1977 New Jersey allows casino gambling in Atlantic City June 2, 1976 East-Timor People's Assembly accepts annexation through Indonesia June 2, 1975 James A. Healy, 1st black Roman Catholic bishop, consecrated (Maine) June 2, 1975 VP Rockefeller finds no pattern of illegal activities at CIA June 2, 1974 Judy Rankin wins LPGA Baltimore Golf Classic June 2, 1974 Malta's constitution goes into effect June 2, 1973 "Nash at Nine" closes at Helen Hayes Theater New York City after 21 performances June 2, 1971 Ajax wins 16th Europe Cup 1 June 2, 1969 Murle Lindstrom wins LPGA O'Sullivan Ladies Golf Open June 2, 1968 Canadians must get government permission to export silver June 2, 1968 WBLG (now WTVQ) TV channel 62 in Lexington, Kentucky (ABC) 1st broadcast June 2, 1967 Race riots in Roxbury section of Boston June 2, 1966 U.S. Surveyor 1 lands in Oceanus Procellarum; 1st lunar soft-landing June 2, 1965 2nd of 2 cyclones in less than a month kills 35,000, Ganges R India June 2, 1964 "Follies Bergere" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 191 performances June 2, 1964 Lal Bahadur Sjastri elected premier of India June 2, 1964 Rolling Stones 1st U.S. concert tour debuts in Lynn, Massachusetts June 2, 1963 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open June 2, 1962 32nd French Mens Tennis: Rod Laver beats Roy Emerson (36 26 63 97 62) June 2, 1960 Broadway theaters close, labor dispute between owners and Actors Equity June 2, 1959 Allen Ginsberg writes his poem "Lysergic Acid," San Francisco June 2, 1958 Alan Freed joins WABC (New York City) radio June 2, 1958 Brooks Robinson, hits into 1st of record 4 triple plays June 2, 1958 Yankees pitcher Whitey Ford fans 6 in a row to tie an AL record June 2, 1957 Fay Crocker wins LPGA Triangle Round Robin Golf Tournament June 2, 1957 U.S. TV interviews Khrushchev June 2, 1956 Yugoslav president Tito visits Moscow June 2, 1954 John Costello (Cons) becomes premier of Ireland June 2, 1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey June 2, 1952 650,000 metal workers go on strike in U.S. June 2, 1952 Maurice Olley of General Motors begins designing the Corvette June 2, 1951 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Evangelii praecones June 2, 1950 St. Louis Browns pitcher Harry Dorish swipes home vs Washington Senators June 2, 1949 Transjordan renamed Jordan June 2, 1947 "Louisiana Lady" opens at Century Theater New York City for 4 performances June 2, 1947 Hungarian premier Ferenc Nagy resigns June 2, 1946 Italian plebiscite chooses republic over monarchy, National Day June 2, 1944 Generals Eisenhower and Montgomery dine in Portsmouth June 2, 1944 Judendurchgangslager Vught disbands June 2, 1943 99th Pursuit Squadron flies 1st combat mission, over Italy June 2, 1943 German assault on Sebastopol Krim, begins June 2, 1942 Red Sox star Ted Williams enlists as a Navy aviator June 2, 1940 Heavy German bombing on Dunkirk beach June 2, 1936 Gen. Anastasio Somoza takes over as dictator of Nicaragua June 2, 1935 Babe Ruth, 40, announces his retirement as a player June 2, 1933 Franklin D. Roosevelt authorizes 1st swimming pool built inside the White House June 2, 1933 WNJ-AM in Newark New Jersey goes off the air June 2, 1932 Franz von Papen "Cabinet of the Baron" premieres June 2, 1930 Sarah Dickson becomes 1st woman Presbyterian elder in U.S., Cincinnati June 2, 1928 Velveeta Cheese created by Kraft June 2, 1924 Snyder Act: U.S. citizenship granted to all American Indians June 2, 1922 Suffy McInnis (1st base) ends an errorless string of 1,700 chances June 2, 1920 Pulitzer prize awarded to Eugene O'Neill, Beyond the Horizon June 2, 1919 Pulitzer prize awarded to Carl Sandburg, Cornhuskers June 2, 1916 German troops under Lt Rackow take Fort Vaux June 2, 1914 Glenn Curtiss flies his Langley Aerodrome June 2, 1913 1st strike settlement mediated by U.S. Department of Labor-RR clerks June 2, 1913 Demonstrations for general voting right in Neth June 2, 1910 1st roundtrip flight over English Channel, C S Rolls, England June 2, 1910 Pygmies discovered in Dutch New Guinea June 2, 1909 43rd Belmont: Eddie Dugan aboard Joe Madden wins in 2:21.6 June 2, 1908 33rd Preakness: Eddie Dugan aboard Royal Tourist wins in 1:46.4 June 2, 1904 Professor Schron finds microbe that causes photosynthesis June 2, 1903 Netherlands Korfball League forms June 2, 1903 Pirates win a triple header from Dodgers June 2, 1902 2nd statewide initiative and referendum law adopted, in Oregon June 2, 1901 Benjamin Adams arrested for playing golf on Sunday, New York June 2, 1899 Black Americans observed day of fasting to protest lynchings June 2, 1896 30th Belmont: Henry Griffin aboard Hastings wins in 2:24 June 2, 1896 Guglielmo Marconi patents the radio June 2, 1886 Grover Cleveland is 1st to wed during presidency, Frances Folsom June 2, 1883 1st night baseball under lights, Ft. Wayne Indiana June 2, 1883 Chicago's "El" opens to traffic June 2, 1882 Pierre de Brazza festival welcomed in Paris June 2, 1881 Haarlem-Zandvoort Railway opens June 2, 1875 James Augustine Healey became 1st Black Catholic Bishop in US June 2, 1873 Construction begins on Clay St. (SF) for world's 1st cable railroad June 2, 1869 Cleveland's Forest City play their 1st game, vs Cincinnati Red Stockings June 2, 1866 Renegade Irish Fenians surrender to U.S. forces June 2, 1865 At Galveston, Kirby-Smith surrenders Trans-Mississippi Dept June 2, 1864 Battle of Cold Harbour, Day 2 June 2, 1863 Harriet Tubman leads Union guerrillas into Maryland, freeing slaves June 2, 1862 Gen Robert E Lee takes command of Confederate armies of E Virginia and NC June 2, 1862 Raid at Early's: Maryland towards Washington D.C. June 2, 1858 Donati Comet 1st seen named after it's discoverer June 2, 1857 James Gibbs, Va, patents chain-stitch single-thread sewing machine June 2, 1851 1st U.S. alcohol prohibition law enacted, Maine June 2, 1835 P. T. Barnum and his circus begin 1st tour of US June 2, 1834 5th national black convention meet, New York City June 2, 1797 1st ascent of "Great Mountain" (4,622') in Adirondack New York (C Broadhead) June 2, 1780 Anti Catholic demonstration attacks parliament in London June 2, 1774 England passed Quartering Act, mandating Colonists must board English troops in their homes June 2, 1746 Russia and Austria sign agreements June 2, 1697 Monarch August van Saksen becomes Catholic June 2, 1676 Battle at Palermo: French beats Dutch/Spanish fleet June 2, 1633 Prince Frederik Henry conquerors fort Rhine at Cologne June 2, 1627 English king Charles I establishes Guyana Company June 2, 1625 Prince Frederik Henry sworn in as viceroy of Holland/Zealand June 2, 1619 England and Netherlands signs treaty about business in the Indies June 2, 1129 Fulco V's son Godfried marries king Henry I's daughter Mathildis June 2, 657 St. Eugene I ends his reign as Catholic Pope June 2, 575 Benedict I begins his reign as Catholic Pope June 2, 455 A D Gaiseric and the Vandals sacked Rome |