June 3
1621 - The Dutch West India Co. received its charter for a trade monopoly in parts of the Americas and Africa.
1935 - The French liner Normandie set a record on its maiden voyage, arriving in New York after crossing the Atlantic in just four days.
1937 - Edward, the Duke of Windsor, who abdicated the British crown as King Edward VIII, married American divorcee Wallis Simpson in a private ceremony in Monts, France.
1962 - Air France Flight 007, a U.S.-bound Boeing 707, crashed while attempting to take off from Orly Airport near Paris; all but two of the 132 people aboard were killed.
1965 - Maj. Edward White became the first U.S. astronaut to walk in space, during the Gemini 4 mission.
1977 - The United States and Cuba agreed to set up diplomatic interests sections in each other’s countries; Cuba also announced the immediate release of 10 Americans jailed on drug charges.
1979 - The world's worst oil spill occurred when an exploratory oil well, Ixtoc 1, blew out, spilling over 140 million gallons of oil into the Bay of Campeche off the coast of Mexico.
1989 - Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini died.
1989 - Chinese army troops head to Beijing to crush student-led pro-democracy demonstrations.
2011 - Physician-assisted suicide advocate Dr. Jack Kevorkian died at a Michigan hospital at 83. And actor James Arness of TV’s “Gunsmoke” died at age 88.
2012 - A Dana Air jetliner carrying 153 people crashed on the outskirts of Lagos, Nigeria, killing everyone on board.
2018 - Guatemala’s Volcano of Fire, one of the most active volcanos in Central America, erupted in fiery explosions of ash and molten rock, killing more than 100 people and leaving scores of others missing.
2020 - Prosecutors charged three more police officers in the death of George Floyd and filed a new, tougher charge of second-degree murder against Derek Chauvin, the officer who was caught on video pressing his knee to Floyd’s neck. (Chauvin would be convicted on all charges.) Defense Secretary Mark Esper took issue with President Donald Trump’s threats to use the full force of the military to quell street protests.
Birthdays
30 - Anne Winters (actress)
32 - Jade Cargill (professional wrestler)
31 - Sean Berdy (actor)
37 - Lalaine (actress/singer)
37 - Michelle Keegan (actress)
38 - Josh Segarra (actor)
38 - Rafael Nadal (tennis player)
43 - Nikki M. James (actress)
50 - Arianne Zucker (actress)
56 - Jamie O'Neal (singer)
57 - Anderson Cooper (TV host)
60 - James Purefoy (actor)
66 - Scott Valentine (actor)
66 - Suzie Plakson (actress)
70 - Dan Hill (singer)
73 - Jill Biden (wife of President Joe Biden)
74 - Deneice Williams (singer)
78 - Tristan Rogers (actor)
78 - Eddie Holman (singer)
78 - Penelope Wilton (actress)
79 - Hale Irwin (golfer)
90 - Irma P. Hall (actress)
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Today in Sports History - June 3
1851 - The New York Knickerbockers became the first baseball team to wear uniforms. They wore straw hats, white shirts and blue trousers.
1888 - The poem "Casey at the Bat" by Ernest Lawrence Thayer was first published in the San Francisco Daily Examiner.
1925 - Eddie Collins becomes the sixth player in Major League history to record 3,000 hits.
1932 - Lou Gehrig became the first American League player to hit four home runs in one game.
1955 - Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals hits his 300th career home run.
1980 - ESPN televised games from the NCAA's College World Series for the first time.
1989 - The Houston Astros beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4. The game lasted 22 innings and took over seven hours to play.
1995 - Montreal Expos pitcher Pedro Martinez has his perfect game broken up in the 10th inning as Bip Roberts of the San Diego Padres leads off the inning with a double. (The Expos would win the game, 1-0.)
2003 - Sammy Sosa (Chicago Cubs) broke a bat when he grounded out against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The bat he was using was a corked bat.
2012 - By winning the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village, Tiger Woods picks up his 73rd career PGA Tour victory, equaling Jack Nicklaus's record.
2016 - Heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali, whose athletic feats and activism put him among the most revered athletes of all time, died at a hospital in Scottsdale, Arizona, at age 74.
2018 - Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors breaks Ray Allen's NBA Finals record for most 3-pointers in a Finals game with 9 in a 122-103 Game 2 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
2021 - It was announced that the United States Football League (USFL) would return with its inaugural season in April 2022.
1621 - The Dutch West India Co. received its charter for a trade monopoly in parts of the Americas and Africa.
1935 - The French liner Normandie set a record on its maiden voyage, arriving in New York after crossing the Atlantic in just four days.
1937 - Edward, the Duke of Windsor, who abdicated the British crown as King Edward VIII, married American divorcee Wallis Simpson in a private ceremony in Monts, France.
1962 - Air France Flight 007, a U.S.-bound Boeing 707, crashed while attempting to take off from Orly Airport near Paris; all but two of the 132 people aboard were killed.
1965 - Maj. Edward White became the first U.S. astronaut to walk in space, during the Gemini 4 mission.
1977 - The United States and Cuba agreed to set up diplomatic interests sections in each other’s countries; Cuba also announced the immediate release of 10 Americans jailed on drug charges.
1979 - The world's worst oil spill occurred when an exploratory oil well, Ixtoc 1, blew out, spilling over 140 million gallons of oil into the Bay of Campeche off the coast of Mexico.
1989 - Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini died.
1989 - Chinese army troops head to Beijing to crush student-led pro-democracy demonstrations.
2011 - Physician-assisted suicide advocate Dr. Jack Kevorkian died at a Michigan hospital at 83. And actor James Arness of TV’s “Gunsmoke” died at age 88.
2012 - A Dana Air jetliner carrying 153 people crashed on the outskirts of Lagos, Nigeria, killing everyone on board.
2018 - Guatemala’s Volcano of Fire, one of the most active volcanos in Central America, erupted in fiery explosions of ash and molten rock, killing more than 100 people and leaving scores of others missing.
2020 - Prosecutors charged three more police officers in the death of George Floyd and filed a new, tougher charge of second-degree murder against Derek Chauvin, the officer who was caught on video pressing his knee to Floyd’s neck. (Chauvin would be convicted on all charges.) Defense Secretary Mark Esper took issue with President Donald Trump’s threats to use the full force of the military to quell street protests.
Birthdays
30 - Anne Winters (actress)
32 - Jade Cargill (professional wrestler)
31 - Sean Berdy (actor)
37 - Lalaine (actress/singer)
37 - Michelle Keegan (actress)
38 - Josh Segarra (actor)
38 - Rafael Nadal (tennis player)
43 - Nikki M. James (actress)
50 - Arianne Zucker (actress)
56 - Jamie O'Neal (singer)
57 - Anderson Cooper (TV host)
60 - James Purefoy (actor)
66 - Scott Valentine (actor)
66 - Suzie Plakson (actress)
70 - Dan Hill (singer)
73 - Jill Biden (wife of President Joe Biden)
74 - Deneice Williams (singer)
78 - Tristan Rogers (actor)
78 - Eddie Holman (singer)
78 - Penelope Wilton (actress)
79 - Hale Irwin (golfer)
90 - Irma P. Hall (actress)
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Today in Sports History - June 3
1851 - The New York Knickerbockers became the first baseball team to wear uniforms. They wore straw hats, white shirts and blue trousers.
1888 - The poem "Casey at the Bat" by Ernest Lawrence Thayer was first published in the San Francisco Daily Examiner.
1925 - Eddie Collins becomes the sixth player in Major League history to record 3,000 hits.
1932 - Lou Gehrig became the first American League player to hit four home runs in one game.
1955 - Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals hits his 300th career home run.
1980 - ESPN televised games from the NCAA's College World Series for the first time.
1989 - The Houston Astros beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4. The game lasted 22 innings and took over seven hours to play.
1995 - Montreal Expos pitcher Pedro Martinez has his perfect game broken up in the 10th inning as Bip Roberts of the San Diego Padres leads off the inning with a double. (The Expos would win the game, 1-0.)
2003 - Sammy Sosa (Chicago Cubs) broke a bat when he grounded out against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The bat he was using was a corked bat.
2012 - By winning the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village, Tiger Woods picks up his 73rd career PGA Tour victory, equaling Jack Nicklaus's record.
2016 - Heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali, whose athletic feats and activism put him among the most revered athletes of all time, died at a hospital in Scottsdale, Arizona, at age 74.
2018 - Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors breaks Ray Allen's NBA Finals record for most 3-pointers in a Finals game with 9 in a 122-103 Game 2 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
2021 - It was announced that the United States Football League (USFL) would return with its inaugural season in April 2022.
