June 2nd in History
455: The Vandals under King Genseric captured and plundered Rome, leaving the city in ruins.
Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough. In the year [1287], a certain Rhys ap Maredudd (age 37), of the bloodline of Prince Llywelyn, rebelled in Wales. He was eventually captured by Sir Robert Tiptoft (age 40), whom the king had appointed over those provinces before his departure. Rhys was then brought to York1, where he was tried, drawn and hanged.
Rhys ap Maredudd was executed on 2nd June 1292.
June 2nd
1420 Henry V of England (33) marries Catherine of Valois (18), youngest daughter of King Charles VI of France at Troyes Cathedral
On 2nd June 1537 Thomas Percy 1504-1537 (age 33), Francis Bigod 1507-1537 (age 29), and John Bulmer -1537 and Ralph Bulmer were hanged at Tyburn .
On 2nd June 1862, the Vale of Llangollen Railway Line opened to passengers, linking Llangollen to the rail network for the first time.
The Vale of Llangollen Railway was built as a spur from the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway at Ruabon to the town of Llangollen. It was initially opened for goods only on 1 December 1861 and to passenger traffic on 2 June 1862, and was worked by the Great Western Railway and subsequently the Western Region of British Railways.
A portion of it survives as part of the heritage Llangollen Railway
On 2nd June 1869, the Mold Riots occurred.
When the manager of the Leeswood Green Colliery announced a pay cut, the miners protested and ended up taking him to Queensferry, where he was rescued by the local police.
Seven miners were arrested and subsequently, Ismael Jones and John Jones were sentenced to a month's hard labour. After hearing the verdict, a large crowd became incensed and began to throw missiles at the Flintshire Constabulary and soldiers escorting the convicted men to the railway station. The soldiers opened fire in retaliation and four of the crowd were killed.
The coroner's inquest into the deaths, which returned a verdict of ‘Justifiable Homicide’, became a farce, as the coroner, who was partially deaf, had to use an ear trumpet to hear the evidence. However, the tragedy forced the Authorities to rethink the way in which they dealt with public disorder in the future.
In 1896, Guglielmo Marconi applied for the first patent for his wireless telegraphy system, paving the way for modern radio.
In 1928, Kraft’s Velveeta Cheese was invented. It was packaged using the 1921 invention of a tinfoil lining that could house the cheese inside a wooden box. Its special cooking properties quickly caught on. When melted, it was as smooth as velvet (hence its name), and it would never curdle when heated.
In 1953, Queen Elizabeth II was crowned in Westminster Abbey, marking the beginning of her reign.
1965: The first spacewalk by an American astronaut, Edward H. White II, during the Gemini 4 mission.
1978: “Grease,” the popular musical film, directed by Randal Kleiser and starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, was released in the United States.
June 2nd is known as Rotisserie Chicken Day
Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough. In the year [1287], a certain Rhys ap Maredudd (age 37), of the bloodline of Prince Llywelyn, rebelled in Wales. He was eventually captured by Sir Robert Tiptoft (age 40), whom the king had appointed over those provinces before his departure. Rhys was then brought to York1, where he was tried, drawn and hanged.
Rhys ap Maredudd was executed on 2nd June 1292.
June 2nd
1420 Henry V of England (33) marries Catherine of Valois (18), youngest daughter of King Charles VI of France at Troyes Cathedral
On 2nd June 1537 Thomas Percy 1504-1537 (age 33), Francis Bigod 1507-1537 (age 29), and John Bulmer -1537 and Ralph Bulmer were hanged at Tyburn .
On 2nd June 1862, the Vale of Llangollen Railway Line opened to passengers, linking Llangollen to the rail network for the first time.
The Vale of Llangollen Railway was built as a spur from the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway at Ruabon to the town of Llangollen. It was initially opened for goods only on 1 December 1861 and to passenger traffic on 2 June 1862, and was worked by the Great Western Railway and subsequently the Western Region of British Railways.
A portion of it survives as part of the heritage Llangollen Railway
On 2nd June 1869, the Mold Riots occurred.
When the manager of the Leeswood Green Colliery announced a pay cut, the miners protested and ended up taking him to Queensferry, where he was rescued by the local police.
Seven miners were arrested and subsequently, Ismael Jones and John Jones were sentenced to a month's hard labour. After hearing the verdict, a large crowd became incensed and began to throw missiles at the Flintshire Constabulary and soldiers escorting the convicted men to the railway station. The soldiers opened fire in retaliation and four of the crowd were killed.
The coroner's inquest into the deaths, which returned a verdict of ‘Justifiable Homicide’, became a farce, as the coroner, who was partially deaf, had to use an ear trumpet to hear the evidence. However, the tragedy forced the Authorities to rethink the way in which they dealt with public disorder in the future.
In 1896, Guglielmo Marconi applied for the first patent for his wireless telegraphy system, paving the way for modern radio.
In 1928, Kraft’s Velveeta Cheese was invented. It was packaged using the 1921 invention of a tinfoil lining that could house the cheese inside a wooden box. Its special cooking properties quickly caught on. When melted, it was as smooth as velvet (hence its name), and it would never curdle when heated.
In 1953, Queen Elizabeth II was crowned in Westminster Abbey, marking the beginning of her reign.
1965: The first spacewalk by an American astronaut, Edward H. White II, during the Gemini 4 mission.
1978: “Grease,” the popular musical film, directed by Randal Kleiser and starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, was released in the United States.
June 2nd is known as Rotisserie Chicken Day
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