On this date...
- katellashisadventure
- Jun 2
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In 1774, On June 2, 1774, the British Parliament renews the Quartering Act. The Quartering Act, in conjunction with the Massachusetts Government Act, the Administration of Justice Act and the Boston Port Act, were known as the Coercive Acts.
In 1865, Confederate soldiers yielded to Federal troops in Galveston, Texas, marking the end of one of the final land operations of the American Civil War.
In 1886, Frances Folsom, married U.S. President Grover Cleveland in the White House and became the youngest first lady in American history at the age of 21.
In 1924, Congress enacts the Indian Citizenship Act conferring citizenship on all Native Americans born within the territorial limits of the country.
In 1954, Senator Joseph McCarthy charges that communists have infiltrated the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the atomic weapons industry. Most people quickly dismiss the accusations.
In 1966, U.S. space probe Surveyor 1 landed on the moon and began transmitting detailed photographs of the lunar surface.
In 1987, The Seattle Mariners draft Ken Griffey Jr., a 17-year-old phenom who had batted .478 in his senior high school season. He goes on to smash 630 homers and become a baseball legend. (Side note, I was able to see him in a game against the Oakland A's a few years later)
In 1989, Dead Poets Society starring Robin Williams is released in theaters.
In 1997, Timothy McVeigh was found guilty of murder and conspiracy in the deaths of 168 people in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.
In 2015, Harlem Hellfighter Henry Johnson is awarded a posthumous Medal of Honor.
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