Chestnut Grove in Virginia where Martha Washington, the wife of George Washington, was born.
It was built c. 1730, about a year before her birth on June 2, 1731.
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On June 2, 1886, President Grover Cleveland, at 49 years old, became the first and only sitting President to marry in the White House. He married Frances Folsom who was 21 years old at the time.
They were married for 22 years.
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The Indian Citizenship Act was signed into law by U.S. President Calvin Coolidge on June 2, 1924.
President Calvin Coolidge wearing a headdress presented to him by the Sioux Indians in 1927.
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On June 2, 1851, Maine became the first state to enact a statewide prohibition law, a groundbreaking measure championed by this man, Neal Dow, then Mayor of Portland. Dow, a fervent supporter of the temperance movement, later served in the American Civil War, where he was captured and held as a prisoner of war.
After the war, his commitment to prohibition remained unwavering, and in 1880, he ran for President of the United States as the Prohibition Party candidate, using his advocacy against alcohol as a cornerstone of his campaign.
Maine’s early experiment with prohibition set a precedent that influenced similar efforts across the United States. It even inspired temperance movements in England, where a street in Manchester was renamed “Maine Road” in recognition of the law’s significance.
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“Let’s Keep The Glow in Old Glory”
Advertisement published in a newspaper in Temple, Texas on June 2, 1918.
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Posse assembled outside a Union Pacific Railroad car to confront the Wild Bunch c. 1900
On June 2, 1899 Butch Cassidy, the Sundance Kid and others robbed a Union Pacific train in Wilcox, Wyoming.
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On June 2, 1911, the City of Fort Lauderdale was incorporated. Four years later, in 1915, it became the county seat of the newly established Broward County.
The city’s name originates from a series of forts built during the Second Seminole War (1835-1842). These forts were constructed by U.S. forces and named after Major William Lauderdale, a Tennessee officer who led a detachment of volunteers into Florida during the conflict.
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On June 2, 1835, P.T. Barnum, about a month before his 25th birthday, launched his career as a showman when his troupe of performers began their first tour of the U.S.
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A pilot of a B-17 and his bride on their wedding day in California on June 2, 1945.
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On June 2, 1875 James Augustine Healy became the Bishop of Portland, Maine and the first African American Roman Catholic Bishop in the United States.
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On June 2, 1935 George Herman Ruth announced his retirement from baseball. He was 40 years old.
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Rescue operation for the crew of a U.S. Coast Guard Grumman J2F-6 Duck, which crashed off Coast Guard Air Station Salem, Massachusetts, following a power failure on June 2, 1945. Coast Guard personnel work swiftly to recover the downed crew, showcasing their dedication to maritime safety during World War II.
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Jerry Mathers was born on June 2, 1948 in Sioux City, Iowa.
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Johnny Weissmuller holding a snake during the filming of “Tarzan Finds a Son!” which was a movie released in June 1939
Johnny Weissmuller was also a five time Olympic Gold Medalist in swimming for the United States and was born on June 2, 1904.
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President Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan standing in front of Ashford Castle in Ireland.
June 2, 1984
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