June 3 - This 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