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Old 06-03-2005, 05:20 AM
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June 3rd

1875 ~ Death of Georges Bizet, French composer.

1888 ~ The poem Casey at the Bat, by Ernest Thayer, was published in the San Francisco Examiner.

1889 ~ The coast to coast Canadian Pacific Railway was completed.

1899 ~ Death of Johann Strauss II, Austrian composer.

1924 ~ Death of Franz Kafka, Austrian novelist.

1925 ~ Birthday of Tony Curtis, Actor.

1926 ~ Birthday of Allen Ginsberg, American poet.

1937 ~ The Duke of Windsor married Wallis Simpson.

1969 ~ The science fiction television series Star Trek aired its final new episode after being canceled by NBC.

1989 ~ The PRC government sent troops to force protesters out of Tiananmen Square after seven weeks of occupation.
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