Today is Wednesday, June 3, the 154th day of 2009. There are 211 days left in the year.
1775 _ George Washington takes command of Continental Army at Cambridge, Mass
1839 _ First state normal school in U.S. opens in Lexington, Mass., with three students
1863 _ Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., ends, major victory for North
1886 _ First NY Tribune printing using first commercial linotype machine
1950 _ First time U.S. and North Korean forces clash in the Korean War
1962 _ Algerian Revolution against French ends
1976 _ Israel launches rescue of 103 Air France crew and passengers being held at Entebbe Airport in Uganda by pro-Palestinian hijackers
1986 _ President Reagan presided over relighting of renovated Statue of Liberty
1987 _ Two men became first hot-air balloon travelers to cross Atlantic
1988 _ U.S. Navy shoots down Iranian civilian jetliner over Gulf, kills 290