TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 2008

Today is Tuesday, June 3, the 155th day of 2008. There are 211 days left in the year.

1098 _ Christian Crusaders seize Antioch, Turkey

1916 _ ROTC established by Act of Congress

1918 _ Supreme Court rules child labor laws unconstitutional

1934 _ Frederick Banting, co-discoverer of insulin, is knighted

1948 _ 200-inch (5.08-meter) Hale telescope dedicated at Palomar Observatory

1964 _ Rolling Stones begin first U.S. tour (with Bobby Goldsboro & Bobby Vee)

1976 _ Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody goes gold

1981 _ Pope John Paul II released from hospital after attempt on life

1989 _ Troops in China shoot and kill 100s of students demonstrating for democracy in Tiananmen Square, Beijing

1991 _ Mt. Unzen erupts in Japan. Worst eruption in Japanese history