Once Upon A Time – June 2 – 1886 – U.S. President Grover Cleveland Weds Frances Folsom, 1st Presidential Marriage To Be Held At White House

455 King Gaiseric and the Vandals sack Rome – Rome looted for 14 days

1862 Robert E. Lee takes command of the 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

1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey, London, England

DID YOU KNOW THIS?

Princess Elizabeth was in Africa when her father died and she became Queen. Her coronation, on this day in history, could be described as a magnificent washout.

1989 10,000 Chinese soldiers are blocked by 100,000 citizens in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, protecting students demonstrating for democracy

HISTORICAL EVENTS TODAY

TODAY IN FILM & TV

2002 Crime drama “The Wire” created by David Simon and starring Idris Elba and Dominic West debuts on HBO

TODAY 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

TODAY IN SPORT

1935 Future Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Babe Ruth announces his retirement as a player at 40 years of age

MORE FACTS

1857 James Gibbs of Virginia, patents the chain-stitch single-thread sewing machine

1763 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

1886 U.S. President Grover Cleveland (49) weds Frances Folsom (21), 1st presidential marriage to be held at the White House