Event:
Harriette Thompson, at 92 years and three months, becomes the oldest person to finish a marathon, beating the previous record holder of 92 years and 19 days
More Notable Events on June 1:
1991 Warsaw Pact officially dissolves
1971 Ed Sullivan's final TV show on CBS
1958 Charles de Gaulle elected premier of France
1936 Queen Mary completes its maiden voyage, arriving in New York
1869 Voting machine patented by Thomas A. Edison
