Historical Events for 2nd June 2018

1848 – The Slavic congress in Prague begins.
1934 – 39th Women’s French Championships: Margaret Scriven beats Helen Jacobs (7-5, 4-6, 6-1)
1950 – St Louis Browns pitcher Harry Dorish swipes home vs Washington Senators
1956 – Yugoslav president Tito visits Moscow
1958 – Yankees pitcher Whitey Ford fans 6 in a row to tie an AL record
1968 – WBLG (now WTVQ) TV channel 62 in Lexington, KY (ABC) 1st broadcast
1975 – James A Healy, 1st black Roman Catholic bishop, consecrated (Maine)
1976 – East Timor People’s Assembly accepts annexation by Indonesia
1989 – 10,000 Chinese soldiers are blocked by 100,000 citizens in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, protecting students demonstrating for democracy
2015 – 100 volunters in Bhutan set a world record for tree planting – 49,672 in 1 hour

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