Page 6: Historical Events In June - 03
Tuesday, 20 May 2025
1948 Korczak Ziolkowski begins sculpture of Crazy Horse near Mt Rushmore on this day in history.
1948 On June - 03 the 200" (5.08 m) Hale telescope dedicated at Palomar Observatory
1948 "Sleepy Hallow" opens at St James Theater NYC for 12 performances on this day in history.
1949 On June - 03 dragnet is first broadcast on radio (KFI in Los Angeles)
1949 The first negro to graduate from US Naval Academy (Wesley Anthony Brown) on June - 03.
1949 On this day in history 1st negro to graduate from US Naval Academy (Wesley Anthony Brown)
1949 Amedos Peter Giannine, founder of Bank of America dies at 79 on this day in history.
1950 French expedition reaches top of Himalayan peak of Annapurna in Nepal on this day in history.
1952 Romanian premier Petru Groza chosen president on this day in history.
1953 On June - 03 congress cites research of NYC librarian Robert Henderson in proving
1955 KLFY TV channel 10 in Lafayette, LA (CBS) begins broadcasting on June - 03.
1956 3rd class travel on British Railways ends on June - 03.
1957 Howard Cosell's first TV show on June - 03.
1957 Howard Cosell's 1st TV show on June - 03.
1958 On this day in history referendum allows city to sell Chavez Ravine to the Dodgers
1959 1st US Air Force Academy graduation on this day in history.
1959 On this day in history ole Windingstad, composer, dies at 73
1960 On this day in history seven helicopters of HS-4 from Yorktown rescued 53 merchant seamen from the British freighter Shun Lee which was breaking up on Pratas Reef, 500 miles northwest of Manila
1960 Test launchings of Bullpup air-to-surface missiles from a Marine Corps HUS-1 helicopter were successfully completed at the Naval Air Test Center, Patuxent River on June - 03.
1962 Air France Boeing 707 crashes on takeoff from Paris, kills 130 on June - 03.
1963 On June - 03 john XXIII, [Angelo G Roncalli], Pope (1958-63), dies at 81
1964 Ringo Starr collapses from tonsilitis &pharyngitis on June - 03.
1964 On June - 03 rolling Stones begin first US tour (with Bobby Goldsboro &Bobby Vee)
1965 Gemini 4 launched; 2nd US 2-man flight (McDivitt &White) on this day in history.
1966 Gemini 9 launched; 7th US 2-man flight (Stafford &Cernan) on June - 03.
1966 Alice Calhoun, actress (Flowing Gold, Between Friends), dies at 65 on this day in history.
1967 Arthur Mitchell Ransome, critic/children's book author, dies on this day in history.
1970 On this day in history douwe Hermans Kiestra, [Harm Harmstra], Fries boer/writer, dies at 70
1974 On this day in history yitzhak Rabin takes over from Golda Meir as Israels premier
1975 Ozzie Nelson, actor (Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet), dies at 69 on this day in history.
1976 Queen's Bhoemian Rhapsody goes gold on this day in history.
1976 On June - 03 uS presented with oldest known copy of Magna Carta
1979 The oil rig Ixtoc I in Gulf of Mexico blows; 3 million bbl of oil spilled on this day in history.
1979 Arno Schmidt, writer, dies at 65 on this day in history.
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