MONDAY, JUNE 2, 2008

Today is Monday, June 2, the 154th day of 2008. There are 212 days left in the year.

455 _ Gaiseric and the Vandals sack Rome

1834 _ Fifth national black convention meet (NYC)

1851 _ First U.S. alcohol prohibition law enacted (Maine)

1910 _ Pygmies discovered in Dutch New Guinea

1924 _ U.S. citizenship granted to all American Indians

1930 _ First baby born on a vessel passing through Panama Canal

1946 _ Italian plebiscite chooses republic over monarchy (National Day)

1953 _ Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey

1964 _ Rolling Stones first U.S. concert tour debuts in Lynn, Mass

1989 _ 10,000 Chinese soldiers are blocked by 100,000 citizens protecting students demonstrating for democracy in Tiananmen Square, Beijing