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June 2nd 1997 - A jury in Denver, Colorado, found Timothy McVeigh of the militia movement guilty of murder and conspiracy in the deaths of 168 people in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, and he was executed in June 2001. 1989 - 10,000 Chinese soldiers are blocked by 100,000 citizens in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, protecting students demonstrating for democracy. 1970 - The collapse of the Cleddau Bridge in Pembrokeshire, Wales. Errors in the box girder design caused it to collapse during its construction. A 230 feet (70 m) cantilever being used to put one of the 150-tonne sections into position collapsed on the south side of the estuary. Four workers died and five were injured. The bridge finally became operational in 1975. 1962 - Ray Charles' cover of Don Gibson's "I Can't Stop Loving You", from his influential crossover album "Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music" hits #1 on Billboard 1953 - 27-year-old Elizabeth II, the eldest daughter of King George VI, was crowned queen of the United Kingdom at Westminster Abbey, having taken the throne upon her father's death in February 1952. 1946 - In the aftermath of World War II, the people of Italy passed a referendum to replace the governing monarchy with a republic. 1941 - American professional baseball player Lou Gehrig, who was nicknamed “the Iron Horse” for his record-setting number of consecutive games played, died at age 37, two years after being diagnosed with ALS. 1935 - Future Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Babe Ruth announces his retirement as a player at 40 years of age 1924 - US Congress enacts the Indian Citizenship Act 1910 - The Hon. C.S. Rolls became the first Briton to fly across the Channel travelling from Dover to Sangatte and back in a Short-Wright biplane. The following year on this day, the Air Navigation Act came into force to control the requirements of both pilots and machines. 1886 - Frances Folsom, age 21, married U.S. President Grover Cleveland, age 49, in the White House and became the youngest first lady in American history. 1865 - Confederate soldiers yielded to Federal troops in Galveston, Texas, marking the end of one of the final land operations of the American Civil War. 1862 Robert E. Lee takes command of Confederate armies of North Virginia during the American Civil War 1857 - James Gibbs of Virginia, patents the chain-stitch single-thread sewing machine 1780 - The six-day-long Gordon Riots, named after anti-Catholic agitator Lord George Gordon, begin in London. 1740 - The Marquis de Sade, the French nobleman known for his erotic and perverse writings, was born in Paris. 455 - King Gaiseric and the Vandals sack Rome, looting continues for 14 days

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