Event:
Seth Blatter, president of the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), resigns five days after his re-election to a fifth term; several FIFA officials were recently arrested in a corruption scandal, but Blatter has not been charged
More Notable Events on June 2:
1986 Regular TV coverage of U.S. Senate sessions begins
1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey
1935 Babe Ruth, 40, announces his retirement as a player
1896 Guglielmo Marconi patents the radio
1835 P. T. Barnum and his circus begin 1st tour of US
