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What happened in history on this day: June 2?
Since 1995, I have been collecting information on a variety of topics,
creating several timelines of history.
Here you will find specific events from those databases
for this day, on the topics of personal computers, video games, the Walt Disney Company,
Chevrolet Corvettes, A&W Root Beer, Sweden, and Canadian coins.
On June 2 in ...
- 1985 - In Chicago, Illinois, the International Summer Consumer Electronics Show (CES) opens.
- 1988 - IBM announces the PS/2 Model 70, as 16, 20, and 25 MHz 80386 systems.
- 1988 - IBM announces the PS/2 Model 50 Z.
- 1988 - IBM announces the PS/2 Model 25 LS.
- 1997 - Intel announces the 233 MHz Pentium MMX processor. Price us US$594 in 1000-unit quantities.
- 1997 - Compaq Computer introduces the TFT500 15.1-inch active-matrix flat-panel display, for US$3,799.
- 1997 - Spring '97 COMDEX, Windows World '97, and Spring CES are held in Atlanta, Georgia, over four days.
- 2009 - Electronic Arts releases The Sims 3 game for personal computers in the USA.
- 1944 - The Donald Duck film Commando Duck is released to theaters.
- 1972 - In the case of the Sierra Club against the U.S. Forest Service over Disney's proposed Mineral King ski resort, the Sierra Club amends its original suit, adding claims under the National Environmental Policy Act, requesting the government produce an environmental impact statement on the resort. Judge Sweinert also agrees to reinstate the injunction until the impact statement can be completed, and until the trial is held on the original suit.
- 1984 - Ray Watson proposes a small change to the Arvida deal to Sid Bass, in which Disney stock would be valued at US$60 per share, regardless of changes in the stock in the near future. Sid Bass agrees to the terms.
- 1988 - Lesotho issues ten postage stamps marking the 60th anniversary of Mickey Mouse, depicting various Disney characters in Helsinki, Finland.
- 1989 - Buena Vista Pictures Distribution releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Dead Poets Society to select theaters in the USA.
- 1989 - The Walt Disney Company and News Corporation settle their lawsuit. Sky Television will assume all finiancial obligations of the joint venture between the companies for broadcasting the Disney Channel to viewers in Great Britain and Ireland.
- 1993 - Mickey Mouse books return on sale in China, after a four-year absence due to copyright infringements.
- 1952 - General Motors executives are formally presented with Harley Earl's proposal for a two-seater sports car. General Motors president Charles Wilson and Chevrolet general manager Thomas Keating approve completing a prototype for the 1953 Motorama. The project is code-named "Opel Sports Car".
- 1953 - The Michigan Motor Show includes Corvette show car #853.
- 1978 - United Artists releases the MGM film Corvette Summer in the USA and Canada. Cinema International releases the film in the rest of the world.
- 1990 - In Addison, Texas, the 45 minute Grand Prix of Dallas is held, round two of the SCCA Escort World Challenge Series.
- Finishing 1st is the Powell Motorsports #50 Corvette, driven by R.K. Smith.
- Finishing 2nd is the Morrison Racing #97 Corvette, driven by John Heinricy.
- Finishing 3rd is the Bakeracing #4 Corvette, driven by Lou Gigliotti.
- Finishing 4th is the Morrison Racing #97 Corvette, driven by Andy Pilgrim.
- Finishing 5th is the Rippie Racing Corvette, driven by Boris Said III.
- Finishing 7th is the Powell Motorsports #30 Corvette, driven by Claude Poirier.
- Finishing 18th is the Bakeracing #5 Corvette, driven by Shawn Hendricks. Shawn Hendricks finished 7th, but is moved to 18th place, and is given a two week suspension for bumping a Lotus out of the lead position.
- 1940 - The last of the British Expedition Force is evacuated from Dunkirk, France.
- 1941 - Convoy HX-127 from Canada arrives off Liverpool, England.
- 1942 - US aircraft carriers Yorktown, Enterprise, and Hornet rendezvous at "Point Luck", about 390 miles north-east of Midway Island.
- 1944 - (1800 hours) Two British submarines, X20 and X23, leave the north of Scotland, destined for the British D-Day landing beaches. Their job is to mark the approaches for landing craft.
- 1944 - (evening) 271 British bombers attack four coastal gun batteries in the Pas de Calais area of France.
- 1944 - (evening) British bombers attack railway targets in Trappes, France. This is the final air attack of the Transportation Plan. Since beginning in early March, almost 9000 sorties were flown in 69 attacks, with a loss of 198 planes.
- 2008 - In Bromley-by-Bow, London, England, a 2000-pound unexploded bomb from World War II is discovered during construction for the 2012 Olympic village. The bomb begins ticking when disturbed, and is then carefully defused over several days, with a 200-yard exclusion zone in place. This is the largest unexploded bomb found in London in 30 years.
- 2000 - Sony announces it plans to sell the PlayStation 2 chipset to other manufacturers.
- 2009 - THQ releases the Red Faction: Guerrilla video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the USA.
- 1967 - A Proclamation authorizes 10c and 25c coins to be struck in pure nickel.
- 1967 - The government places sharp restrictions on exports of silver, to protect the country's supply for its own needs.
- 1968 - A Cabinet order makes Canadian exports of silver subject to permit control.
- 1999 - The Royal Canadian Mint launches the June Millennium 25c coin, featuring a train, entitled Coast to Coast.
- 2003 - The Royal Canadian Mint officially unveils the Susanna Blunt design of the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, for use on all new Canadian coins.
- 2003 - The US Mint releases the 2003 Maine quarter dollar coin to circulation.
- 2005 - At the Long Beach Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Expo, a US $20 gold coin, 1927-D PCGS MS-66 sells for US$1.65 million.
- 2008 - The US Mint releases the 2008 Arizona state quarter-dollar coin to circulation. The reverse design of the Grand Canyon and a saguaro cactus was created by US Mint Medallic Sculptor Joseph F. Menna.
- 2011 - At the Long Beach Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Expo, Heritage sells at auction a 1795 Flowing Hair silver dollar graded MS-65 for $253,000.
- 1883 - First night baseball under lights, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA.
- 1903 - Pittsburgh Pirates win a triple header from the Brooklyn Dodgers.
- 1922 - Baseball player Suffy McInnis (first base) ends an errorless string of 1,700 chances.
- 1985 - Nancy Lopez wins the LPGA tournament.
- 1989 - Cincinnati Reds player Eric Davis hits for the cycle.
- 2010 - Ken Griffey Junior of the Seattle Mariners retires from Major League Baseball at age 40. Griffey ranks fifth on the career home run list with 630, won an MVP award and was a Gold Glover.
- 2015 - FIFA President Sepp Blatter announces his intention to resign amidst an FBI-led corruption investigation, and calls for an extraordinary congress to elect a new president as soon as possible.
- 2018 - At the Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix in Detroit, Michigan, USA, the Chevrolet Sports Car Classic race is held, round 5 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in Prototype class and 1st overall is the Whelen Engineering Racing #31 Cadillac DPi driven by Felipe Nasr and Eric Curran.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 13th overall is the Meyer Shank Racing #86 Acura NSX GT3 driven by Mario Farnbacher and Katherine Legge.
- 2022 - At Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, USA, NHL Western Conference Final, game 2: Colorado Avalanche beats Edmonton Oilers by score 4-0, leading series 2-0.
- 2022 - At Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Dodgers beats New York Mets by score 2-0.
- 2022 - At Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Atlanta Braves beats Colorado Rockies by score 13-6.
- 2022 - At Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago Cubs beats Saint Louis Cardinals by score 7-5.
- 2022 - At American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Milwaukee Brewers beats San Diego Padres by score 5-4.
- 2022 - At Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Seattle Mariners beats Baltimore Orioles by score 7-6.
- 2022 - At Great America Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cincinnati Reds beats Washington Nationals by score 8-1.
- 2022 - At LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida, USA , Major League Baseball regular season game: Miami Marlins beats San Francisco Giants by score 3-0.
- 2022 - At Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Major League Baseball regular season game: Toronto Blue Jays beats Chicago White Sox by score 8-3.
- 2022 - At Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Tampa Bay Rays beats Texas Rangers by score 3-1.
- 2022 - At Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Detroit Tigers beats Minnesota Twins by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 1: New York Yankees beats Los Angeles Angels by score 6-1.
- 2022 - At Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 2: New York Yankees beats Los Angeles Angels by score 2-1.
- 1858 - Donati Comet first seen, named after its discoverer.
- 1966 - US Surveyor 1 lands in Oceanus Procellarum; first lunar soft-landing.
- 1979 - NASA launches space vehicle S-198.
- 1984 - B A Skiff discovers asteroid #3617.
- 1965 - Second of two cyclones in less than a month kills 35,000 (Ganges River, India).
- 1990 - The Lower Ohio Valley tornado outbreak spawns 88 confirmed tornadoes in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio, killing 9. 37 tornadoes occur in Indiana, eclipsing the previous record of 21 during the Super Outbreak of April 1974.
- 1797 - First ascent of "Great Mountain" (4,622 feet) in Adirondack, New York, by C. Broadhead.
- 1835 - P.T. Barnum and his circus begin first tour of US.
- 1851 - First US alcohol prohibition law enacted (Maine).
- 1857 - James Gibbs of Virginia, USA patents chain-stitch single-thread sewing machine.
- 1864 - Battle of Cold Harbour, day two.
- 1865 - At Galveston, Texas, Confederate States Army General Edmund Kirby Smith signs surrender of the Trans-Mississippi Department of the Confederacy.
- 1866 - Renegade Irish Fenians surrender to US forces.
- 1873 - Ground broken on Clay Steet (San Francisco, California) for world's first cable railroad.
- 1899 - The government of the Philippines declares war on the USA.
- 1899 - Black Americans observe day of fasting to protest lynchings.
- 1902 - Second statewide initiative and referendum law adopted, in Oregon.
- 1913 - First strike settlement mediated by US Department of Labor: railroad clerks.
- 1941 - US Navy commissions first "baby flattop" experimental aircraft carrier, USS Long Island, converted from SS Mormacmail merchant ship.
- 1945 - Audie Murphy is awarded the Medal of Honor.
- 1952 - General Motors executives are formally presented with Harley Earl's proposal for a two-seater sports car. General Motors president Charles Wilson and Chevrolet general manager Thomas Keating approve completing a prototype for the 1953 Motorama. The project is code-named "Opel Sports Car".
- 1967 - Race riots in Roxbury section of Boston, Massachusetts.
- 1969 - Australian aircraft carrier Melbourne slices US destroyer.
- 1977 - New Jersey allows casino gambling in Atlantic City.
- 1983 - Air Canada DC-9 plane from Texas to Toronto makes an emergency landing at Cincinnati, Ohio, with fire in the washroom; 23 of 46 passengers die. Cause may have been overheated flush motor.
- 1986 - New York City transit system issues a new brass with steel bullseye token.
- 1986 - Regular TV coverage of US Senate sessions begins.
- 1989 - Fourteen-year old Scott Isaacs spells "spoliator" to win US National Spelling Bee.
- 1990 - The Lower Ohio Valley tornado outbreak spawns 88 confirmed tornadoes in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio, killing 9. 37 tornadoes occur in Indiana, eclipsing the previous record of 21 during the Super Outbreak of April 1974.
- 1997 - In Denver, Colorado, Timothy McVeigh is convicted on 15 counts of murder and conspiracy for his role in the 1995 terrorist bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
- 1998 - California voters approve Proposition 227, abolishing the state's bilingual education program.
- 2000 - U. S. President William Jefferson Clinton is awarded the Charlemagne prize of the city of Aachen, Germany. Clinton is the first American president to win the prize which is given for contributions toward the unity of Europe.
- 2003 - The US Mint releases the 2003 Maine quarter dollar coin to circulation.
- 2005 - The US Bureau of Engraving and Printing makes its last print run of postage stamps.
- 2005 - At the Long Beach Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Expo, a US $20 gold coin, 1927-D PCGS MS-66 sells for US$1.65 million.
- 2006 - A fireball is reported crossing Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota and Canada, estimated to be 20 miles above the Earth's surface. A sonic boom is heard over Minnesota.
- 2007 - Four people are charged with a terror plot to blow up JFK International Airport in New York.
- 2008 - The US Mint releases the 2008 Arizona state quarter-dollar coin to circulation. The reverse design of the Grand Canyon and a saguaro cactus was created by US Mint Medallic Sculptor Joseph F. Menna.
- 2015 - US Senate passes USA Freedom Act, replacing portions of the lapsed USA Patriot Act.
- 2022 - USA 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee won by 14-year-old Harini Logan, winning $50,000.
Other history:
- 455 - Gaiseric and the Vandals sack Rome.
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