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Birthday June 03, 1780 William Hone, English author, bookseller (The Every-Day Book) |
Birthday June 03, 1808 Jefferson Davis, President of Confederacy (1861-1865) |
Birthday June 03, 1844 Garret Augustus Hobart, (R), 24th U.S. vice-president (1897-99) |
Birthday June 03, 1864 Ransom Eli Olds, auto (Oldsmobile) & truck (REO) manufacturer |
Birthday June 03, 1865 George V, king of England (1910-36) |
Birthday June 03, 1906 Josephine Baker, dancer, singer |
Birthday June 03, 1911 Paulette Goddard |
Birthday June 03, 1913 Ellen Corby |
Birthday June 03, 1922 Alain Resnais, French film director |
Birthday June 03, 1925 Tony Curtis, (Bernard Schwartz), Actor (Some Like It Hot, Trapeze) |
Birthday June 03, 1926 Collen Dewhurst, Actress |
Birthday June 03, 1926 Allen Ginsberg, Beat poet (Howl) |
Birthday June 03, 1936 Larry McMurtry is born |
Birthday June 03, 1936 Western author Larry McMurtry is born |
Birthday June 03, 1942 Curtis Mayfield, musician |
Birthday June 03, 1950 Suzi Quatro, Detroit (Happy Days) |
Birthday June 03, 1951 Deneice Williams, singer |
History June 03, 1539 Hernando De Soto claims Florida for Spain |
History June 03, 1621 Dutch West India Company receives charter for "New Netherlands" |
History June 03, 1770 Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo founded in California |
History June 03, 1780 Former Massachusetts Governor Thomas Hutchinson dies in England |
History June 03, 1789 Alex Mackenzie began exploration of Mackenzie River |
History June 03, 1800 President Adams settles in new capital |
History June 03, 1800 President John Adams moves into a tavern in Washington, D.C. |
History June 03, 1864 Union disaster at Cold Harbor |
History June 03, 1888 Casey at the Bat published (SF Examiner) |
History June 03, 1916 U.S. President Woodrow Wilson signs National Defense Act |
History June 03, 1916 ROTC established by Act of Congress |
History June 03, 1932 Lou Gehrig hits 4 consecutive HRs Yanks beat A's 20-13 |
History June 03, 1933 A's score 11 runs in 2nd - Yanks score 10 in 5th & win 17-11 |
History June 03, 1934 Dr Frederick Banting co-discoverer of insulin knighted |
History June 03, 1935 Atlantic crossing record French "Normandie": 1077 hours |
History June 03, 1937 Josh Gibson hits ball 580 feet in Yankee Stadium |
History June 03, 1937 Duke of Windsor weds |
History June 03, 1937 Edward VIII - Duke of Windsor married Wallis Warfield Simpson |
History June 03, 1940 Germans bomb Paris |
History June 03, 1942 Battle of Midway begins; Japan's 1st major defeat in WW II |
History June 03, 1948 200 inch Hale telescope dedicated at Palomar Observatory |
History June 03, 1949 Dragnet's 1st broadcast on radio (KFI in LA) |
History June 03, 1956 Rock and roll is banned in Santa Cruz, California |
History June 03, 1957 Howard Cosell's 1st TV show |
History June 03, 1957 U.S. Supreme Court rules against Du Pont in General Motors suit |
History June 03, 1959 1st US Air Force Academy graduation |
History June 03, 1965 Gemini IV is launched Ed White 1st American to walk in space |
History June 03, 1965 An American walks in space |
History June 03, 1966 Gemini 9 launched; 7th U.S. 2-man flight |
History June 03, 1968 Yanks turn 21st triple play in their history lose 4-3 to Twins |
History June 03, 1968 Le Duc Tho joins negotiations in Paris |
History June 03, 1970 Nixon calls Cambodian operation a success |
History June 03, 1972 Yanks score 8 times in 13th beating White Sox 18-10 |
History June 03, 1976 US presented with oldest known copy of Magna Carta |
History June 03, 1979 Ixtoc I rig in Gulf of Mexico blows; 3 million bbl of oil spilled |
History June 03, 1980 Jimmy Carter wins enough delegates for renomination |
History June 03, 1980 Crew of Soyuz 36 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 35 |
History June 03, 1981 Pope John Paul II released from hospital after attempt on life |
History June 03, 1989 Natural gas explosion kills 500 in Russia |
History June 03, 1990 Bush and Gorbachev end second summit meeting |
History June 03, 2002 Lew Wasserman dies |
History June 03, 2010 Van der Sloot arrested for murder in South America |