Alfred Deakin becomes Prime Minister of Australia for the third time. Alfred Deakin was a pivotal figure in Australian political history, serving as the nation’s…
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2 June 1919
Anarchists simultaneously set off bombs in eight separate U.S. cities. This series of coordinated bombings took place in eight different American cities on June 2,…
2 June 2012
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the killing of demonstrators during the 2011 Egyptian revolution. Hosni Mubarak…
2 June 1835
P. T. Barnum and his circus start their first tour of the United States. P.T. Barnum, whose full name was Phineas Taylor Barnum, was an…
2 June 1962
During the FIFA World Cup, police had to intervene multiple times in fights between Chilean and Italian players in one of the most violent games…
2 June 1692
Bridget Bishop is the first person to be tried for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts; she was found guilty and later hanged. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem_witch_trials’]
2 June 2012
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the killing of demonstrators during the 2011 Egyptian revolution. On 24…
2 June 1964
The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) is formed. At its first summit meeting in Cairo in 1964, the Arab League initiated the creation of an organization…
2 June 1919
A group of anarchists set off bombs in eight different USA cities. In seven U.S. cities, on evening of June 2, 1919, all within approximately…