June 3 - The Day in History

June 3 : General Interest 1989: Crackdown at Tiananmen begins With protests for democratic reforms entering their seventh week, the Chinese government authorizes its soldiers and tanks to reclaim Beijing's Tiananmen Square at all costs... read more American Revolution 1780 : Former Massachusetts Governor Thomas Hutchinson dies in England http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/former-massachusetts-governor-thomas-hutchinson-dies-in-england Automotive 1957 : U.S. Supreme Court rules against Du Pont in General Motors suit http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-supreme-court-rules-against-du-pont-in-general-motors-suit Civil War 1864 : Union disaster at Cold Harbor http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/union-disaster-at-cold-harbor Cold War 1990 : Bush and Gorbachev end second summit meeting http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bush-and-gorbachev-end-second-summit-meeting Crime 2010 : Van der Sloot arrested for murder in South America http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/van-der-sloot-arrested-for-murder-in-south-america Disaster 1989 : Natural gas explosion kills 500 in Russia http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/natural-gas-explosion-kills-500-in-russia General Interest 1800 : President Adams settles in new capital http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-adams-settles-in-new-capital 1937 : Duke of Windsor weds http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/duke-of-windsor-weds 1965 : An American walks in space http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/an-american-walks-in-space Hollywood 2002 : Lew Wasserman dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lew-wasserman-dies Literary 1936 : Larry McMurtry is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/larry-mcmurtry-is-born Music 1956 : Rock and roll is banned in Santa Cruz, California http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/rock-and-roll-is-banned-in-santa-cruz-california Old West 1936 : Western author Larry McMurtry is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/western-author-larry-mcmurtry-is-born Presidential 1800 : President John Adams moves into a tavern in Washington, D.C. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-john-adams-moves-into-a-tavern-in-washington-dc Sports 1937 : Josh Gibson hits ball 580 feet in Yankee Stadium http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/josh-gibson-hits-ball-580-feet-in-yankee-stadium Vietnam War 1968 : Le Duc Tho joins negotiations in Paris http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/le-duc-tho-joins-negotiations-in-paris 1970 : Nixon calls Cambodian operation a success http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nixon-calls-cambodian-operation-a-success World War I 1916 : U.S. President Woodrow Wilson signs National Defense Act http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-president-woodrow-wilson-signs-national-defense-act World War II 1940 : Germans bomb Paris http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-bomb-paris

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