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On June 2, 1953, Queen Elizabeth II of Britain was crowned in Westminster Abbey, 16 months after the death of her father, King George VI.
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On June 2, 1904, Johnny Weissmuller, the Olympic gold medallist and actor famous for his portrayal of "Tarzan"was born Following his death on Jan. 20, 1984, his obituary appeared in The Times.
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| 1851
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Maine became the first state to enact a law prohibiting alcohol.
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| 1886
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President Grover Cleveland, 49, married Frances Folsom, 21, in a White House ceremony.
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| 1897
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Mark Twain was quoted by the New York Journal as saying "the report of my death was an exaggeration."
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| 1924
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Congress granted U.S. citizenship to all American Indians.
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| 1941
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Baseball Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig died at age 37 of a degenerative disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
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| 1946
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The Italian monarchy was abolished in favor of a republic.
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| 1979
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Pope John Paul II arrived in his native Poland on the first visit by a pope to a Communist country.
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| 1981
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The Japanese video arcade game "Donkey Kong" made its U.S. debut.
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| 1997
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Timothy McVeigh was convicted of murder and conspiracy in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing that killed 168 people.
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| 1998
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Voters in California passed Proposition 227, requiring that all schoolchildren be taught in English.
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| 2010
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Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga lost his bid for a perfect game against Cleveland with two outs in the ninth inning on a call that first base umpire Jim Joyce later admitted he'd blown.
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| 2011
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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney announced his bid for the Republican presidential nomination.
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| 2012
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Ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was sentenced to life in prison after a court convicted him on charges of complicity in the killing of protesters during the 2011 uprising that forced him from power.
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Historic Birthdays
Johnny Weissmuller
6/2/1904 - 1/20/1984
American champion swimmer and actor.
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| 70
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Martha Washington 6/2/1731 - 5/22/1802
American first lady (1789-1797)
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| 74
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Marquis de Sade 6/2/1740 - 12/2/1814
French nobleman and writer
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| 87
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Thomas Hardy 6/2/1840 - 1/11/1928
English novelist and poet
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| 76
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Sir Edward Elgar 6/2/1857 - 2/23/1934
English composer
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| 78
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Felix Weingartner 6/2/1863 - 5/7/1942
Austrian conductor and composer
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| 97
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Charles Stewart Mott 6/2/1875 - 2/18/1973
American automotive industrialist
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| 79
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John Lehmann 6/2/1907 - 4/7/1987
English poet, editor and publisher
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| 66
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Barbara Pym 6/2/1913 - 1/11/1980
English novelist
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Charles Conrad, Jr. 6/2/1930 - 7/8/1999
American astronaut
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