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The second battle of Cold Harbor began

June 3, 1864: The second battle of Cold Harbor commenced on June 3, 1864, following the Union's hard-won victory at Spotsylvania Court House. Union General Ulysses S. Grant encountered entrenched Confederate troops led by General Robert E. Lee near Richmond. After nine days of intense fighting, the Union lost 7,000…

NASA lands probe on the moon

June 2, 1966: NASA landed its first space probe on the moon with Surveyor 1’s landing in the Ocean of Storms region. The probe was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida 63 hours before it landed on the moon. In Depth: Surveyor 1 In January 1961, NASA selected Hughes Aircraft…

Indian Citizenship Act

June 2, 1924: Congress passed the Indian Citizenship Act to grant citizenship to all Native Americans born in the United States. The law, however, did not grant the right to vote, which wouldn’t change until 1957. Today in History – June 2 Indian Citizenship Act On June 2, 1924, Congress…

President Grover Cleveland marries at the White House

June 2, 1886: President Grover Cleveland became the first President to get married at the White House when he married Frances Folsom. His bride was only 21 years old at the time and became the youngest First Lady. Before his marriage, the bachelor president’s sister served in the role of…

Captain James Lawrence’s final command

June 1, 1813: During the War of 1812, Navy Captain James Lawrence was fatally wounded, and he uttered his final command, “Don’t give up the ship.” The phrase was cemented in history when his friend Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry had it sewn onto a flag which he flew above his…

Kentucky admitted to the Union as the 15th state

June 1, 1792: Kentucky became the first state admitted to the Union west of the Appalachian Mountains. It had temporarily been considered a Virginia county but was eventually granted statehood. Many settlers arrived in the area by route of the Wilderness Road through the Cumberland Gap. Wilderness Road to…

First law passed by the United States Congress

June 1, 1789: The first law passed by the U.S. Congress after the ratification of the Constitution was “An Act to regulate the Time and Manner of administering certain Oaths,” which President George Washington signed into law. The law established an oath of office for members of Congress and other…

Great Flood of 1889

May 31, 1889: The most destructive flood of the nineteenth century was the Johnstown Flood, also known as the Great Flood of 1889. Fourteen miles upstream of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, the South Fork Dam failed, resulting in catastrophic flooding, millions of dollars in damage, and the death of 2,208 people. The…

Walt Whitman born on Long Island

May 31, 1819: American poet Walt Whitman was born on Long Island and grew up in Brooklyn in the early nineteenth century. Despite having various occupations throughout his life, he found success and fame with his self-published book of poetry, Leaves of Grass, in 1855. Walph Raldo Emerson claimed that…

First U.S. Copyright Law Enacted

May 31, 1790: Under the new constitution, the United States Congress enacted its first copyright law protecting books, maps, and charts for fourteen years, which could then be renewed for fourteen more. This copyright law was based on the British Statute of Anne, but it would be revised continuously to…

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