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What Happened On June 2

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1780: The anti-Catholic Gordon Riots in London leave an estimated 300 to 700 people dead. 1692: Bridget Bishop is the first person to be tried for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts; she is found guilty the same day and hanged on June 10. 1979: Pope John Paul II starts his first official visit to his native Poland, becoming the first Pope to visit a Communist country. 1886: The wedding of Grover Cleveland and Frances Folsom (wedding depicted) took place in the White House, in the only time that a U.S. president has married in the building. 1896: Guglielmo Marconi applies for a patent for his wireless telegraph. 1098: First Crusade: The first Siege of Antioch ends as Crusader forces take the city; the second siege began five days later. 1919: First Red Scare: The anarchist followers of Luigi Galleani (pictured) set off eight bombs in eight cities across the United States. 2003: Europe launches its first voyage to another planet, Mars. The European Space Agency's Mars Express probe launches from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan. 1966: Surveyor program: Surveyor 1 lands in Oceanus Procellarum on the Moon, becoming the first U.S. spacecraft to soft-land on another world. 1953: The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey becomes the first British coronation, and one of the first major international events, to be televised.

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1780 Oddly true
The anti-Catholic Gordon Riots in London leave an estimated 300 to 700 people dead.
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1692 First ever
Bridget Bishop is the first person to be tried for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts; she is found guilty the same day and hanged on June 10.
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1979 First ever
Pope John Paul II starts his first official visit to his native Poland, becoming the first Pope to visit a Communist country.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1886 Oddly true
The wedding of Grover Cleveland and Frances Folsom (wedding depicted) took place in the White House, in the only time that a U.S. president has married in the building.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1896 Oddly true
Guglielmo Marconi applies for a patent for his wireless telegraph.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1098 First ever
First Crusade: The first Siege of Antioch ends as Crusader forces take the city; the second siege began five days later.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1919 First ever
First Red Scare: The anarchist followers of Luigi Galleani (pictured) set off eight bombs in eight cities across the United States.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
2003 First ever
Europe launches its first voyage to another planet, Mars. The European Space Agency's Mars Express probe launches from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1966 First ever
Surveyor program: Surveyor 1 lands in Oceanus Procellarum on the Moon, becoming the first U.S. spacecraft to soft-land on another world.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1953 First ever
The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey becomes the first British coronation, and one of the first major international events, to be televised.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

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2023A collision between two passenger trains and a parked freight train near the city of Balasor, Odisha in eastern India, results in 296 deaths and more than 1,200 people injured. Wikipedia →
2022Following a request from Ankara, the United Nations officially changes the name of the Republic of Turkey in the organization from what was previously known as "Turkey" to "Türkiye". Wikipedia →
2014Telangana officially becomes the 29th state of India, formed from ten districts of northwestern Andhra Pradesh. Wikipedia →
2012Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the killing of demonstrators during the 2011 Egyptian revolution. Wikipedia →
2010Twelve people are killed and eleven others injured in a spree shooting in Cumbria, England, before the perpetrator takes his own life. Wikipedia →
2003Europe launches its first voyage to another planet, Mars. The European Space Agency's Mars Express probe launches from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan. Wikipedia →
1998Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-91, the final mission of the Shuttle-Mir program. Wikipedia →
1997In Denver, Timothy McVeigh is convicted on 11 counts of murder and conspiracy for his role in the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, in which 168 people died. He was executed four years later. Wikipedia →
1990The Lower Ohio Valley tornado outbreak spawns 66 confirmed tornadoes in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio, killing 12. Wikipedia →
1983After an emergency landing because of an in-flight fire, twenty-three passengers aboard Air Canada Flight 797 are killed when a flashover occurs as the plane's doors open. Because of this incident, numerous new safety regulations are put in place. Wikipedia →
1979Pope John Paul II starts his first official visit to his native Poland, becoming the first Pope to visit a Communist country. Wikipedia →
1967Luis Monge is executed in Colorado's gas chamber, in the last pre-Furman execution in the United States. Wikipedia →
1967Protests in West Berlin against the arrival of the Shah of Iran are brutally suppressed, during which Benno Ohnesorg is killed by a police officer. His death results in the founding of the terrorist group 2 June Movement. Wikipedia →
1966Surveyor program: Surveyor 1 lands in Oceanus Procellarum on the Moon, becoming the first U.S. spacecraft to soft-land on another world. Wikipedia →
1964The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) is formed. Wikipedia →
1962During the FIFA World Cup, police intervene multiple times in fights between Chilean and Italian players in one of the most violent games in football history. Wikipedia →
1958Aeronaves de México Flight 111 crashes on approach to Guadalajara International Airport, killing 45. Wikipedia →
1955The USSR and Yugoslavia sign the Belgrade declaration and thus normalize relations between the two countries, discontinued since 1948. Wikipedia →
1953The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey becomes the first British coronation, and one of the first major international events, to be televised. Wikipedia →
1946Birth of the Italian Republic: In a referendum, Italians vote to turn Italy from a monarchy into a Republic. After the referendum, King Umberto II of Italy is exiled. Wikipedia →
1941World War II: German paratroopers murder Greek civilians in the villages of Kondomari and Alikianos. Wikipedia →
1924U.S. President Calvin Coolidge signs the Indian Citizenship Act into law, granting citizenship to all Native Americans born within the territorial limits of the United States. Wikipedia →
1919Anarchists simultaneously set off bombs in eight separate U.S. cities. Wikipedia →
1910Charles Rolls, a co-founder of Rolls-Royce Limited, becomes the first man to make a non-stop double crossing of the English Channel by plane. Wikipedia →
1909Alfred Deakin becomes Prime Minister of Australia for the third time. Wikipedia →
1896Guglielmo Marconi applies for a patent for his wireless telegraph. Wikipedia →
1878Nobiling assassination attempt by anarchist Karl Nobiling targeting the German Kaiser, Wilhelm I. Wikipedia →
1866The Fenians defeat Canadian forces at Ridgeway and Fort Erie, but the raids end soon after. Wikipedia →
1848The Slavic Congress opens in Prague. Wikipedia →
1805Napoleonic Wars: A Franco-Spanish fleet recaptures from the British the island of Diamond Rock, which guards the entrance to the bay leading to Fort-de-France, Martinique. Wikipedia →
1793French Revolution: François Hanriot, leader of the Parisian National Guard, arrests 22 Girondists selected by Jean-Paul Marat, setting the stage for the Reign of Terror. Wikipedia →
1780The anti-Catholic Gordon Riots in London leave an estimated 300 to 700 people dead. Wikipedia →
1774Intolerable Acts: The Quartering Act of 1774 is enacted, allowing a governor in colonial America to house British soldiers in uninhabited houses, outhouses, barns, or other buildings if suitable quarters are not provided. Wikipedia →
1763Pontiac's Rebellion: At what is now Mackinaw City, Michigan, Chippewas capture Fort Michilimackinac by diverting the garrison's attention with a game of lacrosse, then chasing a ball into the fort. Wikipedia →
1692Bridget Bishop is the first person to be tried for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts; she is found guilty the same day and hanged on June 10. Wikipedia →
1676Franco-Dutch War: France ensures the supremacy of its naval fleet for the remainder of the war with its victory in the Battle of Palermo. Wikipedia →
1615The first Récollet missionaries arrive at Quebec City, from Rouen, France. Wikipedia →
1608The Colony of Virginia gets a charter, extending borders from "sea to sea". Wikipedia →
1259Wedding of Manfred, King of Sicily, and Byzantine princess Helena Angelina Doukaina. Wikipedia →
1098First Crusade: The first Siege of Antioch ends as Crusader forces take the city; the second siege began five days later. Wikipedia →
575Pope Benedict I is consecrated after obtaining imperial approval from Constantinople. Wikipedia →
455Sack of Rome: Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks. Wikipedia →
260Sima Zhao's regicide of Cao Mao: The figurehead Wei emperor Cao Mao personally leads an attempt to oust his regent, Sima Zhao; the attempted coup is crushed and the emperor killed. Wikipedia →

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