June 3rd
Today in America's Present Past
1540 | Hernando de Soto crosses the Appalachian Mountains.
1781 | War of Independence: Jack Jouett rides to warn Thomas Jefferson of British attack.
1784 | The U.S. Army was officially established by the Congress of the Confederation.
1808 | Politician Jefferson Davis was born.
1821 | Science writer Edward L. Youmans was born.
1861 | Politician Stephen A. Douglas died.
1864 | Civil War: The Battle of Cold Harbor.
1864 Entrepreneur Ransom Eli Olds was born.
1884 | Civil Rights: John Lynch was chosen as the first black major-party national convention chair (RNC).
1904 | Physician Charles Drew was born.
1906 | Entertainer Josephine Baker was born.
1925 | Actor Tony Curtis was born.
1926 | Poet Allen Ginsberg was born.
1936 | Author Larry McMurtry was born.
1951 | POTUS: First Lady Jill Biden was born.
1959 | The first Air Force Academy graduation in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
1965 | NASA astronaut Ed White made the first American spacewalk during the Gemini 4 mission (23 minutes).
1967 | TV personality Anderson Cooper was born.
1967 | A Long, hot summer of riots continues in Clearwater, Florida.
1968 | Valerie Solanas attempts to assassinate artist Andy Warhol.
2001 | Actor Anthony Quinn died.
2004 | Activist Victor Reuther died.
2016 | Boxer Muhammad Ali died.