Today In History [1st June, 2015]

A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on this day in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened today in history.

Today in History
June 1

193           The Roman emperor, Marcus Didius, is murdered in his palace.
1533           Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's new queen, is crowned.
1774           The British government orders the port of Boston closed.
1789           The first U.S. congressional act on administering oaths becomes law.
1812           American navy captain James Lawrence, mortally wounded in a naval engagement with the British, exhorts to the crew of his vessel, the Chesapeake, "Don't give up the ship!"
1862           General Robert E. Lee assumes command of the Confederate army outside Richmond after General Joe Johnston is injured at Seven Pines.
1864           The Battle of Cold Harbor, Virginia, begins as Confederate general Robert E. Lee tries to turn Union general Ulysses S. Grant's flank.
1868           James Buchanan, the 15th president of the United States, dies.
1877           U.S. troops are authorized to pursue bandits into Mexico.
1915           Germany conducts the first zeppelin air raid over England.
1916           The National Defense Act increases the strength of the U.S. National Guard by 450,000 men.
1921           A race riot erupts in Tulsa, Oklahoma, killing 85 people.
1939           The Douglas DC-4 makes its first passenger flight from Chicago to New York.
1941           The German Army completes the capture of Crete as the Allied evacuation ends.
1942           America begins sending Lend-Lease materials to the Soviet Union.
1958           Charles de Gaulle becomes premier of France.
1963           Governor George Wallace vows to defy an injunction ordering integration of the University of Alabama.
1978           The U.S. reports finding wiretaps in the American embassy in Moscow.

Born on June 1
1563           Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury.
1801           Brigham Young, American religious leader.
1814           Philip Kearney, Union general.
1831           John B. Hood, Confederate general.
1878           John Masefield, English poet.
1898           Molly Picon, comic actress and singer.
1901           John van Druten, English playwright (I am a Camera).
1926           Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jean Mortenson, later Norma Jean Baker), film actress and icon.
1932           Christopher Lasch, American social critic and writer.