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- 455 King Gaiseric and the Vandals sack Rome, looting continues for 14 days
- 1862 Robert E. Lee takes command of Confederate armies of North Virginia during the American Civil War
- 1896 Italian engineer and inventor Guglielmo Marconi applies for the first ever patent for a system of wireless telegraphy in the United Kingdom
Jun 2 in Film & TV
- 2002 Crime drama "The Wire" created by David Simon and starring Idris Elba and Dominic West debuts on HBO
Jun 2 in Music
- 1962 Ray Charles' cover of Don Gibson's "I Can't Stop Loving You", from his influential crossover album "Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music" hits #1 on Billboard
Jun 2 in Sport
- 1935 Future Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Babe Ruth announces his retirement as a player at 40 years of age
Did You Know?
James Gibbs of Virginia, patents the chain-stitch single-thread sewing machine
Fun Fact About June 2
Pontiac's Rebellion: At what is now Mackinaw City, Michigan, Chippewas capture Fort Michilimackinac by diverting the garrison's attention with a game of lacrosse, then chasing a ball into the fort
Famous Weddings
- 1129 Fulco V's son Godfried marries King Henry I's daughter Mathildis
- 1420 Henry V of England (33) marries Catherine of Valois (18), youngest daughter of King Charles VI of France at Troyes Cathedral
- 1886 U.S. President Grover Cleveland (49) weds Frances Folsom (21), 1st presidential marriage to be held at the White House
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