1851CE
Culture
First Issue of the New York Times
The New York Daily Times, which would later be renamed The New York Times, is published for the first time by Henry J. Raymond.
Daily Chronicle
June 2
4 Historical Records
1886CE
Culture
President Cleveland Marries in Office
Grover Cleveland becomes the first and only U.S. President to marry inside the White House when he weds Frances Folsom.
1941CE
Birth
Charlie Watts Born
English drummer best known as a member of the Rolling Stones, widely regarded as one of the greatest drummers in rock history.
1953CE
Politics
Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II is crowned Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and her other realms and territories in a televised ceremony at Westminster Abbey.