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Title: Today in History for Tuesday, June 3rd View count: 4081 Rating: 5.0 (6 ratings) Description: Today in HistoryToday in History for Tuesday, June 3rdToday in History for Tuesday, June 3rdThe Associated PressHighlights of this day in history: Ed White is the first American to walk in space; Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini and Pope John XXIII die; Britain's Duke of Windsor weds Wallis Simpson; Poet Allen Ginsberg and entertainer Josephine Baker born. (June 3)June 3rd, 1965:(AP PhotosAstronaut Ed White becomes the first American to walk in space --- during the Gemini Four mission.(SOT of Mission Control)1989: (AP Photos / AP Archive Video)Iran's spiritual leader --- the Ayatollah Khomeini --- dies in Tehran.Khomeini's rise to power in the Islamic Revolution led to the hostage crisis in which Iran held dozens of Americans captive for 444 days.1963: (AP Photos)Pope John the 23rd --- who pushed to modernize the Roman Catholic Church --- dies in Rome at age 81. Pope Paul the Sixth succeeds him as pontiff.1937: (AP Photos)Britain's Duke of Windsor marries American divorcee Wallis Warfield Simpson in France.It happens six months after the former King Edward the Eighth abdicated his country's throne for Simpson.1926: (AP Photos)Allen Ginsberg --- the poet who became one of the icons of America's Beat Generation --- is born in Newark, New Jersey.And, 1906: (AP Photos)Josephine Baker --- the dancer, singer and actress who gained fame with her shows in Paris during the 1920s --- is born in Saint Louis.Today in History, June 3rd --- ___ ___, The Associated Press.(****END****) ANCHOR VOICE:-------------------------Camille BohannonVIDEO PRODUCER:------------------------------Ray BassettVIDEO SOURCE:--------------------------VariousVIDEO APPROVAL:------------------------------Nick MooreVIDEO RESTRICTIONS:----------------------------------NoneSCRIPT/WIRE SOURCE:------------------------------------ Tags: today, history, tuesday, june, 3rd, Author: AssociatedPress |
