June 3 in History

• 1932

  June 3, 1932:

  American baseball legend Lou Gehrig hits four straight home runs in a single game.

• 1937

  June 3, 1937:

  Edward VIII, who abdicated the throne as king, marries socialite Wallis Simpson.

• 1943

  June 3, 1943: The Zoot Suit Riots begin when Hispanic-passing persons are beaten up by 60 people from the Los Angeles Naval Reserve Armory.

• 1965

  June 3, 1965:

  Ed White walks in space as the first astronaut from the United States to achieve the feat.

• 1967

  June 3, 1967:

  “Respect” by Aretha Franklin tops the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

• 1989

  June 3, 1989:

  Hundreds of people die in Beijing after the military intervenes in the Tiananmen Square protest.

• 2001

  June 3, 2001:

  Broadway musical “The Producers”, written and directed by Mel Brooks, wins 12 Tony Awards.

• 2006

  June 3, 2006:

  Montenegro becomes an independent republic.

• 2013

  June 3, 2013:

  Singer Lorde releases “Royals”, her first single.

• 2019

  June 3, 2019:

  Forbes names Jay-Z as the first rapper in the world to become a billionaire.