Welcome to Today’s Historical Highlights!
It’s Monday, June 2, 2025, marking the 153rd day of the year with 212 days remaining.
On This Day in History:
On June 2, 1953, Queen Elizabeth II was crowned at the age of 27 in a grand ceremony at London’s Westminster Abbey, succeeding her late father, King George VI.
Other Noteworthy Events on June 2:
In 1886, President Grover Cleveland, aged 49, became the first president to marry in the White House, tying the knot with 21-year-old Frances Folsom.
In 1924, the Indian Citizenship Act was passed by Congress and signed by President Calvin Coolidge, granting full American citizenship to all Native Americans born within U.S. territorial limits.
In 1941, baseball legend Lou Gehrig, known as the “Iron Horse,” passed away in New York at the age of 37 due to ALS.
In 1966, the U.S. space probe Surveyor 1 landed on the moon, capturing and transmitting detailed images of the lunar surface.
Birthdays on June 2:
- Actor Stacy Keach celebrates his 84th birthday today.
- Filmmaker Lasse Hallström turns 79.
- Actor Joanna Gleason marks her 75th birthday.
- NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman is 73 years old.
- Actor Dennis Haysbert celebrates his 71st birthday.
- Comedian Dana Carvey turns 70 today.
- TV personality-producer Andy Cohen is 57.
- Actor-comedian Wayne Brady celebrates his 53rd birthday.
- Actor Zachary Quinto turns 48.
- Actor Justin Long is 47 years old.
- Actor Morena Baccarin marks her 46th birthday.
- Olympic soccer gold medalist Abby Wambach is 45.
- Actor-rapper Awkwafina turns 37 today.
