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June 3, 2006 17 Islamic men are arrested in a plot to bomb targets in Toronto June 3, 2002 Tony Awards, The Goat or Who Is Sylvia?, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Private Lives revival, and Into the Woods revival won major awards June 3, 2001 Tony Awards, The Producers, Proof, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest revival and 42nd Street revival won major awards June 3, 1995 Expos pitcher Pedro Martinez perfect game is broken up in 10th inning as San Diego's Bip Roberts leads off with a double, Mont wins 1-0 June 3, 1994 5.9 earthquake/floods SE Java, 150+ killed June 3, 1994 Pearl Jam rocker Eddie Vedder (29) weds Beth Liebling (27) June 3, 1994 WIIZ (98.7) FM goes off the air June 3, 1993 66th National Spelling Bee: Geoff Hooper wins spelling kamikaze June 3, 1992 Joan Lunden ordered to pay her ex-husband $18,000 a month support June 3, 1992 World's largest environmental summit opens, Rio De Janeiro Brazil June 3, 1991 Mount Unzen erupts in Japan, worst eruption in Japanese history June 3, 1991 New York Yankees selected 19-year-old Brien Taylor, #1 in amateur draft June 3, 1991 Thomas Hearns captures WBA light-heavyweight title June 3, 1990 3rd Children's Miracle Network Telethon raises $894,560 June 3, 1990 44th Tony Awards: Grapes of Wrath and City of Angels win June 3, 1990 Cathy Gerring wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open June 3, 1989 Chinese troops kill hundred of pro-democracy students in Beijing June 3, 1989 Country singer Rebe McEntire weds her manager Narvel Blackstone June 3, 1989 Houston Astros beat Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-4, in 22 innings (7:14:09) June 3, 1989 Leaking pipe of Asha, U.S.S.R. causes 2 trains to catch fire; 460 die June 3, 1989 Nolan Ryan pitches his 2nd one-hitter this season and 11th overall June 3, 1988 "Big," premieres in U.S. June 3, 1988 Margo Adams sues Red Sox 3rd baseman Wade Boggs for palimony June 3, 1987 "Little Shop of Horrors," released in France June 3, 1987 "Pee-wee's Big Adventure," released in France June 3, 1987 Cubs and Astro tie Oriole and Ranger record of 3 grand slams in a game June 3, 1986 Battles in Beirut; 53 killed June 3, 1985 Brewers draft B J Surhoff #1 June 3, 1985 Massive anti-ETA demonstration in Basques June 3, 1984 "Wiz" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City after 13 performances June 3, 1984 30th LPGA Championship won by Patty Sheehan June 3, 1984 38th Tony Awards: Real Thing and La Cage Aux Folles win June 3, 1982 55th National Spelling Bee: Molly Dieveney wins spelling psoriasis June 3, 1982 Israeli ambassador Shlomo Argov seriously wounded by Palestinians June 3, 1981 Pope John Paul II released from hospital after assassination attempt June 3, 1980 "It's So Nice to Be Civilized" opens at Martin Beck New York City for 8 performances June 3, 1980 Crew of Soyuz 36 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 35 June 3, 1980 ESPN begins televising college world series games June 3, 1980 Jimmy Carter wins enough delegates for renomination June 3, 1980 New York Mets draft Darryl Strawberry, 18, #1 June 3, 1979 "Madwoman of Central Park West" opens on Broadway June 3, 1979 33rd Tony Awards: Elephant Man and Sweeny Todd win June 3, 1979 Ex-president Idi Amin of Uganda flees to Libya June 3, 1979 Ixtoc I rig in Gulf of Mexico blows; 3 million bbl of oil spilled, world's worst oil spillage June 3, 1979 Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Golden Lights Golf Championship June 3, 1978 Phillies Dave Johnson is 1st to hit 2 pinch hit grand slams in a year June 3, 1977 Baltimore Orioles pull their 6th triple play (9-6-4-6-6 vs Kansas City Royals) June 3, 1977 Belgium government of Tindemans forms June 3, 1977 U.S. and Cuba talk about diplomatic relations June 3, 1976 Queen's "Bhoemian Rhapsody" goes gold June 3, 1976 Test Cricket debut of Mike Brearley vs. West Indies (0 and 17) June 3, 1976 U.S. presented with oldest known copy of Magna Carta June 3, 1974 Yitzhak Rabin forms a new Israeli government June 3, 1973 "Smith" closes at Eden Theater New York City after 17 performances June 3, 1973 At Paris air show, Tupolev 144, a Soviet supersonic airliner, crashes June 3, 1973 Kathy Cornelius wins LPGA Sealy-Faberge Golf Classic June 3, 1973 Tupolev 144 crashes at Paris, 15 killed June 3, 1972 "Hot Rod Lincoln," by Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen hits #9 June 3, 1972 1st female U.S. rabbi installed, Sally J Priesand at 25 June 3, 1972 Sally J Priesand becomes 1st female U.S. rabbi June 3, 1972 Yanks score 8 times in 13th beating White Sox 18-10 June 3, 1971 Chic Cub Ken Holtzman 2nd no-hitter beats Cin Reds, 1-0 June 3, 1971 Test Cricket debut of Imran Khan, vs. Engl at Edgbaston (5, 0-36, 0-19) June 3, 1970 1st artificial gene synthesized June 3, 1970 Ray Davies of Kinks travels round trip NY-London to change 1 word in "Lola," (Coca-Cola to Cherry Cola) because of BBC coml reference ban June 3, 1969 Australian aircraft carrier "Melbourne" slices U.S. destroyer "Frank E. Evans" in half, killing 74 (South Vietnam) June 3, 1969 Last episode of Star Trek airs on NBC (Turnabout Intruder) June 3, 1968 Canada announces it will replace silver with nickel in coins June 3, 1968 Poor Peoples March on Washington June 3, 1968 Yanks turn 21st triple-play in their history lose 4-3 to Twins June 3, 1967 99th Belmont: Bill Shoemaker aboard Damascus wins in 2:28.8 June 3, 1967 Aretha Franklin's "Respect" reaches #1 June 3, 1966 European DX Council forms in Copenhagen, shortwave listeners June 3, 1966 Gemini 9 launched; 7th U.S. 2-man flight, Stafford and Cernan June 3, 1965 Gemini 4 launched; 2nd U.S. 2-man flight, McDivitt and White June 3, 1964 Ringo Starr collapses from tonsillitis and pharyngitis June 3, 1964 Rolling Stones begin 1st U.S. tour, with Bobby Goldsboro and Bobby Vee June 3, 1962 Air France Boeing 707 crashes on takeoff from Paris, kills 130 June 3, 1962 Betsy Rawls and Kathy wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open June 3, 1962 Lee Harvey Oswald arrives by train in Oldenzaal Neth June 3, 1962 WBKO TV channel 13 in Bowling Green, Kentucky (ABC) begins broadcasting June 3, 1961 "Wildcat" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 172 performances June 3, 1961 93rd Belmont: Braulio Baeza aboard Sherluck wins in 2:29.2 June 3, 1961 John F. Kennedy and Khrushchev meet in Vienna June 3, 1959 1st U.S. Air Force Academy graduation June 3, 1959 1st class graduates from Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo June 3, 1959 Eisenhower routes Canadian premier Diefenbaker message off the Moon June 3, 1959 Real Madrid wins 4th Europe Cup 1 June 3, 1959 Singapore adopts constitution June 3, 1958 Referendum allows city to sell Chavez Ravine to the Dodgers June 3, 1957 Howard Cosell's 1st TV show June 3, 1956 3rd class travel on British Railways ends June 3, 1956 KGUN TV channel 9 in Tucson, Arizona (ABC) begins broadcasting June 3, 1956 Marlene Bauer Hagge wins LPGA Pittsburgh Golf Open June 3, 1955 KLFY TV channel 10 in Lafayette, LA (CBS) begins broadcasting June 3, 1955 Stan Musial hits his 300th HR June 3, 1953 Congress cites research of New York City librarian Robert Henderson in proving June 3, 1953 KVOS TV channel 12 in Bellingham/Vancouver, WA (CBS) begins June 3, 1953 Alexander Cartwright founded baseball and not Abner Doubleday June 3, 1952 Romanian premier Petru Groza chosen president June 3, 1950 French expedition reaches top of Himalayan peak of Annapurna in Nepal June 3, 1949 Dragnet is 1st broadcast on radio, KFI in Los Angeles June 3, 1949 GN Clark becomes 1st female U.S. treasurer June 3, 1948 "Sleepy Hallow" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 12 performances June 3, 1948 200" (5.08 m) Hale telescope dedicated at Palomar Observatory June 3, 1948 Korczak Ziolkowski begins sculpture of Crazy Horse near Mt Rushmore June 3, 1947 British viceroy of India lord Mountbatten visits Pakistan June 3, 1946 1st bikini bathing suit displayed, Paris June 3, 1946 International Milt Tribunal opens in Tokyo against 28 Japanese war criminals June 3, 1946 U.S. Supreme Court rules race separation on buses, unconstitutional June 3, 1944 76th Belmont: G L Smith aboard Bounding Home wins in 2:32.2 June 3, 1944 Generals Giraud and de Gaulle reach agreement on constitution June 3, 1944 Nazis pull out of Rome June 3, 1943 United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration forms June 3, 1942 Battle of Midway Island begins June 3, 1941 Attack on telephone exchange in Schiphol June 3, 1941 Author Irving Wallace marries writer Sylvia Kahn June 3, 1941 German occupiers stamp "J" on Jewish passports June 3, 1940 Last British/French troop leave Dunkirk June 3, 1939 71st Belmont: James Stout aboard Johnstown wins in 2:29.6 June 3, 1939 Beer Barrel Polka hits #1 on the pop singles chart by Will Glahe June 3, 1938 German law on "Entartete Art" legalizes art robbery June 3, 1937 Duke of Windsor (Edward 8) weds Mrs. Wallis Warfield Simpson in France June 3, 1937 Josh Gibson HR's just 2 feet below rim of Yankee Stadium, 580' drive June 3, 1935 French Normandie sets Atlantic crossing record of 1,077 hours June 3, 1933 A's score 11 runs in 2nd, Yanks score 10 in 5th and win 17-11 June 3, 1933 Pope Pius XI encyclical "On oppression of the Church in Spain" June 3, 1932 John McGraw, who came to New York in 1902, resigns as manager of Giants June 3, 1932 Lou Gehrig is 1st to hit 4 consecutive HRs; Yanks beat A's 20-13 June 3, 1932 Von Hindenburg disbands German Parliament June 3, 1929 1st trade show at Atlantic City Convention Center, electric light June 3, 1929 Chile, Peru and Bolivia sign accord about Tacna-Arica-area June 3, 1925 Eddie Collins, is 6th to get 3,000 hits June 3, 1925 Goodyear airship "Pilgrim" makes 1st flight (1st with enclosed cabin) June 3, 1925 White Sox manager Eddie Collins gets 3,000 hit June 3, 1924 Gila Wilderness Area established by Forest Service June 3, 1921 A sudden cloudburst kills 120 near Pikes Peak, Colorado June 3, 1919 Liberty Life Insurance Co (Chicago) organized by blacks June 3, 1918 Supreme Court rules child labor laws unconstitutional June 3, 1916 National Defense Act establishes ROTC June 3, 1913 Dutch 1st Chamber accepts Health laws June 3, 1911 "Come Josephine in My Flying Machine" hits #1 June 3, 1906 Belgian King Leopold II calls Congo his private possession June 3, 1899 W G Grace's last day of Test cricket aged 50 years 320 days June 3, 1888 "Casey at the Bat" published, SF Examiner June 3, 1886 24 Christians burn to death in Namgongo Uganda June 3, 1884 John Lynch (R-MS) chosen 1st black major-party national convention chair June 3, 1876 Lacrosse introduced in Britain and Canada June 3, 1875 Alexander Graham Bell makes 1st voice transmission June 3, 1871 Jesse James and his gang robs Obocock Bank (Corydon Iowa), of $15,000 June 3, 1864 Gen Lee wins his last victory of Civil War at Battle of Cold Harbor June 3, 1861 1st Civil War land battle-Union defeats Confederacy at Philippi, WV June 3, 1860 Comanche, Iowa completely destroyed by 1 of a series of tornadoes June 3, 1856 Cullen Whipple patents screw machine June 3, 1851 1st baseball uniforms worn, New York Knickerbockers wear straw hat, white shirt and blue long trousers June 3, 1847 Rotterdam-Hague Railway opens June 3, 1833 4th national black convention meets (Phila) June 3, 1818 Maratha Wars between British and Maratha Confederacy in India ends June 3, 1789 Alex Mackenzie explores Mackenzie River (Canada) June 3, 1781 Jack Jouett rides to warn Jefferson of British attack June 3, 1770 Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo founded in California June 3, 1752 Moscow houses and churchs destroyed by fire June 3, 1748 Amsterdam establishes municipal postal service June 3, 1665 Duke of York defeats Dutch fleet off the coast of Lowestoft June 3, 1621 Dutch West India Company receives charter for "New Netherlands" (NY) June 3, 1621 WIC, West Indian Co, under Heeren XIX, founded June 3, 1540 Hernando de Soto crosses Appalachian Mountain, 1st European to do so June 3, 1539 Hernando De Soto claims Florida for Spain June 3, 1509 Henry VIII married wife No 1, Catherine of Aragon June 3, 1357 Peace of Aat June 3, 1098 After 5-month siege in 1st Crusade, the Crusaders seize Antioch Turkey June 3, 1083 Henry IV of Germany storms Rome, capturing St. Peter's Cathedral |