June 2 in Pop Culture History |
| June 2nd is… National Bubba Day Greyhound Day National Leave The Office Early Day (if on a weekend, it is on closest working week day) Rocky Road Day Rotisserie Chicken Day |
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455 – The Sack of Rome: Vandals entered Rome, and plundered the city for several weeks. 1098 – First Crusade: The first Siege of Antioch ended as Crusader forces take the city. The crusades were a result of Muslim conquests of the Christian holy lands. 1835 – P. T. Barnum and his circus began touring the United States. 1858 – The Donati Comet was first seen and named after its discoverer, Giovanni Battista Donati, in Florence. 1865 – Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith, a commander of Confederate forces, signed the surrender terms offered by Union negotiators, ending the US civil war. 1928 – Kraft’s Velveeta Cheese was made avaiable. 1953 – The coronation of the United Kingdom’s Queen Elizabeth II. 1962 #1 Hit June 2, 1962 – July 6, 1962: Ray Charles – I Can’t Stop Loving You. Ray Charles hit Billboards Top 5 in both Pop and R&B with a country tune – I Can’t Stop Loving You. 1966 – Surveyor 1 landed in Oceanus Procellarum on the Moon. 1973 #1 Hit June 2, 1973 – June 29, 1973: Paul McCartney and Wings – My Love 1979 #1 Hit June 2, 1979 – June 8, 1979: Donna Summer – Hot Stuff 1991 – Liquid Television debuted on MTV 2001 #1 Hit June 2, 2001 – July 6, 2001: Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mya and Pink – Lady Marmalade 2004 – Ken Jennings began his 74-game winning streak on the syndicated game show Jeopardy. |