JUNE 2 | Birthdays and Events
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Notable Birthdays for June 1
Edwin Way Teale (1899-1980) - Environmentalist and photographer who documented environmental conditions around the U.S.
Robert Morris Page (1903-1992) - Physicist who helped develop and refine radar technology.
Dorothy West (1907-1998) - One of the few Black women writers to be published in major literary magazines during the 1930s and 40s.
Ruth Atkinson (1918-1997) - Pioneering female comic book writer and artist who created Millie the Model (Marvel Comics).
Pete Conrad (1930-1999) - Astronaut who was the third person to walk on the moon.
Sally Kellerman (1937-2022) - Actress fondly remembered for her role as Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan in M*A*S*H (the film).
Jerry Mathers (1948-Still Living) - Actor who played "The Beaver" on Leave It To Beaver.
Gilbert Baker (1951-2017) - Gay rights activist and designer of the rainbow flag.
Wayne Brady (1972-Still Living) - Improve comedian recognized from Whose Line Is It Anyways?
Memorable Events for June 2
1835 - P. T. Barnum and his circus begin their first tour in the U.S.
1851 - The first alcohol prohibition law in the U.S. is enacted in Maine.
1857 - James Gibbs patents the single-thread sewing machine.
1863 - Harriet Tubman leads Union guerrillas into Maryland to free slaves.
1910 - Co-founder of Rolls-Royce Limited, Charles Roll becomes the first man to make a non-stop double crossing of the English Channel by plane.
1924 - President Coolidge signs the Indian Citizenship Act into law, granting citizenship to all Native Americans born within the territorial limits of the U.S.
1928 - Kraft rolls out Velveeta cheese.
1933 - President Roosevelt authorizes the first swimming pool built inside the White House.
1935 - Babe Ruth announces his retirement.
1977 - New Jersey allows casino gambling in Atlantic City.