| 1098 |
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Christian Crusaders of the First Crusade seize Antioch, Turkey. |
| 1539 |
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Hernando De Soto claims Florida for Spain. |
| 1861 |
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Union troops defeat Confederate forces at Philippi, in western Virginia |
| 1864 |
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Some 7,000 Union troops are killed within 30 minutes during the Battle of Cold Harbor in Virginia. |
| 1888 |
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The classic baseball poem "Casey at the Bat," written by Ernest L. Thayer, is published in the San Francisco Examiner. |
| 1918 |
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The Finnish Parliament ratifies a treaty with Germany. |
| 1923 |
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In Italy, dictator Benito Mussolini grants women the right to vote. |
| 1928 |
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Manchurian warlord Chian Tso-Lin dies as a result of a bomb blast set off by the Japanese. |
| 1938 |
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The German Third Reich votes to confiscate so-called "degenerate art." |
| 1940 |
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The German Luftwaffe hits Paris with 1,100 bombs. |
| 1942 |
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Japanese carrier-based planes strafe Dutch Harbor in the Aleutian Islands as a diversion of the attack on Midway Island. |
| 1952 |
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A rebellion by North Korean prisoners in the Koje prison camp in South Korea is put down by American troops. |
| 1965 |
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Astronaut Edward White becomes the first American to walk in space when he exits the Gemini 4 space capsule. |
| 1969 |
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74 American sailors died when the destroyer USS Frank E. Evans was cut in two by an Australian aircraft carrier in the South China Sea. |
| 1974 |
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Charles Colson, an aide to President Richard Nixon, pleads guilty to obstruction of justice. |
| 1989 |
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The Chinese government begins its crackdown on pro-democracy activists in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. Hundreds are killed and thousands are arrested. |
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Born on June 3 |
| 1726 |
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James Hutton, Scottish scientist, pioneer in the field of geology. |
| 1804 |
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Richard Cobden, English economist and politician. |
| 1808 |
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Jefferson Davis, President of Confederate States of America. |
| 1904 |
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Charles R. Drew, American physician, researcher of blood plasma. |
| 1906 |
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Josephine Baker, dancer and singer. |
| 1922 |
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Alain Resnais, French film director. |
| 1926 |
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Allen Ginsberg, American poet (Howl). |
| 1936 |
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Larry McMurtry, novelist (The Last Picture Show, Terms of Endearment). |
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