June 2 in Pop Culture History
455 – The Sack of Rome: Vandals entered Rome, and plundered the city for several weeks.
1098 – First Crusade: The first Siege of Antioch ended as Crusader forces take the city. The crusades were a result of Muslim conquests of the Christian holy lands.
1835 – P. T. Barnum and his circus began touring the United States.
1858 – The Donati Comet was first seen and named after its discoverer, Giovanni Battista Donati, in Florence.
1865 – Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith, a commander of Confederate forces, signed the surrender terms offered by Union negotiators, ending the US civil war.
1928 – Kraft’s Velveeta Cheese was made avaiable.
1953 – The coronation of the United Kingdom’s Queen Elizabeth II.
1962 #1 Hit June 2, 1962 – July 6, 1962: Ray Charles – I Can’t Stop Loving You. Ray Charles hit Billboards Top 5 in both Pop and R&B with a country tune – I Can’t Stop Loving You.
1966 – Surveyor 1 landed in Oceanus Procellarum on the Moon.
1973 #1 Hit June 2, 1973 – June 29, 1973: Paul McCartney and Wings – My Love
1979 #1 Hit June 2, 1979 – June 8, 1979: Donna Summer – Hot Stuff
1991 – Liquid Television debuted on MTV
2001 #1 Hit June 2, 2001 – July 6, 2001: Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mya and Pink – Lady Marmalade
2004 – Ken Jennings began his 74-game winning streak on the syndicated game show Jeopardy.
