12 History Lessons + 2 Births & 6 Deaths for June 3, 2025
Today’s History:
- 350 – Roman usurper Nepotianus proclaims himself Emperor in Rome.
- 1621 – The Dutch West India Company receives a charter for trade and colonization in the Americas and West Africa.
- 1889 – The first long-distance electric power transmission line in the U.S. is completed in Oregon.
- 1937 – The Duke of Windsor (formerly King Edward VIII) marries Wallis Simpson in France.
- 1940 – World War II: The evacuation of Allied forces from Dunkirk ends; over 338,000 troops are rescued.
- 1943 – A race riot erupts in Los Angeles between U.S. servicemen and Mexican American youths, known as the Zoot Suit Riots.
- 1959 – Singapore becomes a self-governing state within the British Empire.
- 1965 – Ed White becomes the first American astronaut to walk in space during Gemini 4 mission.
- 1969 – Final episode of Star Trek: The Original Series airs on NBC.
- 1989 – The Chinese government cracks down on pro-democracy protesters in Tiananmen Square, with hundreds (possibly thousands) killed.
- 2017 – British Prime Minister Theresa May faces backlash after a terror attack on London Bridge kills 8 and injures dozens.
- 2020 – New Zealand declares itself free of COVID-19 community transmission after its last active case recovers.
Today’s Birthdays:
- 1971 – Jill Biden, U.S. First Lady, educator, and advocate (54)
- 1977 – Anderson Cooper, American journalist and CNN anchor (48)
Today’s Deaths:
- 1647 – Canonicus, leader of the Narragansett tribe in New England (Age unknown)
- 1875 – Georges Bizet, French composer best known for the opera Carmen (Age 36)
- 1963 – Pope John XXIII, head of the Catholic Church and initiator of Vatican II (Age 81)
- 1970 – Maynard Jackson Sr., Baptist minister and father of Atlanta’s first Black mayor (Age 64)
- 2001 – Anthony Quinn, Mexican-American actor and two-time Academy Award winner (Zorba the Greek) (Age 86)
- 2016 – Muhammad Ali, American boxing legend, activist, and cultural icon (Age 74)
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