Today is Friday, June 3, the 154th day of 2011. There are 211 days left in the year.
1098 ― Christian Crusaders seize Antioch, Turkey
1851 ― First baseball uniforms worn. Knickerbockers wear straw hat, white shirt and blue long trousers
1916 ― ROTC established by Act of Congress
1918 ― Supreme Court rules child labor laws unconstitutional
1934 ― Dr. Frederick Banting, co-discoverer of insulin, is knighted
1937 ― Duke of Windsor (Edward VIII) weds Mrs. Wallis Warfield Simpson in France
1964 ― Rolling Stones begin first U.S. tour (with Bobby Goldsboro and Bobby Vee)
1976 ― U.S. presented with oldest known copy of Magna Carta
1989 ― Chinese troops kill hundreds of pro-democracy students in Beijing
1991 ― Mt. Unzen erupts in Japan; worst eruption in Japanese history