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