This Day in History: 5 Memorable Events

What happened Today in History on June 3? From Grant's assault at Cold Harbor to MLK Jr.'s lost Arizona speeches being found, and even the iconic moment when Ed White became the first American to walk in space. Join us as we delve into these fascinating events that occurred on this significant date in history.
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June 3, 1864
During the American Civil War, Union General Ulysses S. Grant orders a frontal assault on entrenched Confederates at Cold Harbor, Virginia, resulting in 7,000 Union casualties in less than an hour of fighting-Grant considers it his greatest mistake of the war
June 3, 1937
Nearly six months after abdicating the throne, the duke of Windsor, formerly King Edward VIII of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, marries Wallis Warfield, a recently divorced American socialite, at the Chateau de Cande in France-his younger brother was proclaimed King George VI after Edward VIII’s 325-day reign ended
June 3, 1964
Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. makes a visit to Arizona, giving a brief speech at a church in Phoenix and a longer speech to 8,000 people at Arizona State University’s football stadium in Tempe-the speeches are thought to be lost to history until a recording of them is discovered at a Phoenix Goodwill store in 2013 and purchased for $3
June 3, 1965
Ed White becomes the first American astronaut to walk in space, attached to the Gemini 4 spacecraft by a 25-foot tether and controlling his movements with a hand-held jet-propulsion gun-the first human to walk in space was Soviet cosmonaut Aleksei Leonov 11 weeks earlier
June 3, 2016
After a 32-year battle with Parkinson’s disease, former heavyweight boxing champion and civil rights activist Muhammad Ali dies of respiratory complications at age 74 in Scottsdale, Arizona-he is buried in the historic Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky
Why It Matters: Each of these events offers a lesson in courage, resilience, and the power of human spirit. By understanding our past, we gain insight into the present and inspiration for the future.
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