June 1st in History

193 - The Roman Emperor, Marcus Didius, was murdered in his palace.

1533 - Anne Boleyn, (Henry VIIIs second wife) was crowned.

1774 - The British government ordered the Port of Boston closed.

1792 - Kentucky became the 15th state of the U.S.

1796 - Tennessee became the 16th state of the U.S.

1877 - U.S. troops were authorized to pursue bandits into Mexico.

1938 - Baseball helmets were worn for the first time.

1938 - Superman, the world's first super hero, appeared in the first issue of Action Comics.

1941 - The German Army completed the capture of Crete as the Allied evacuation ended.

1942 - The U.S. began sending Lend-Lease materials to the Soviet Union.

1943 - Germans shot down a civilian flight from Lisbon to London.

1944 - The French resistance was warned by a coded message from the British that the D-Day invasion was imminent.

1944 - Siesta was abolished by the government of Mexico.

1958 - Charles de Gaulle became the premier of France.

1970 - Zimbabwe came into existence. It was formerly known as Rhodesia.

1980 - Cable News Network (CNN) made its debut as the first all-news station.

2008 - The Phoenix Mars Lander became the first NASA spacecraft to scoop Martian soil.

Famous Birthdays:


1801 - Brigham Young, 2nd President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

1926 - Andy Griffith, Actor

1926 - Norma Jeane Mortenson (Marilyn Monroe), Actress

1934 - Pat Boone, Singer

1937 - Morgan Freeman, Actor

1947 - Ron Wood, Musician (Rolling Stones)

1956 - Lisa Hartman Black, Actress

1961 - Paul Coffey, Hockey player

1973 - Heidi Klum, Model