Sunday, June 3, 2012

June 3rd in History


1098 - Christian Crusaders of the First Crusade seized Antioch, Turkey. 

1539 - Hernando De Soto claimed Florida for Spain. 

1784 - The U.S. Congress formally created the United States Army to replace the disbanded Continental Army.

1800 - John Adams moved to Washington, DC. He was the first President to live in what later became the capital of the United States. 

1918 - The Finnish Parliament ratified its treaty with Germany. 

1923 - In Italy, Benito Mussolini granted women the right to vote. 

1937 - Nearly six months after Edward, Duke of Windsor, abdicated the British throne, he married American socialite Wallis Simpson in a private ceremony near Tours, France.

1938 - The German Reich voted to confiscate so-called "degenerate art."

1952 - A rebellion by North Korean prisoners in the Koje prison camp in South Korea was put down by American troops. 

1989 - Chinese army troops positioned themselves to began a sweep of Beijing to crush student-led pro-democracy demonstrations in Tiananmen Square. 

Famous Birthdays:

1780 - William Hone, Writer

1901 - Maurice Evans, Actor

1925 - Tony Curtis, Actor

1929 - Chuck Barris, Game show host

1936 - Larry McMurtry, Author

1946 - John Paul Jones, Musician  (Led Zeppelin)

1951 - Deniece Williams, Actress

1986 - Rafael Nadal, Tennis Player

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