June 1
\n1792
\nKentucky became the 15th state in the United States.<\/p>\n
1796
\nTennessee became the 16th state in the United States.<\/p>\n
1938
\nThe first issue of Action Comics, featuring Superman, was published.<\/p>\n
1958
\nGeneral Charles De Gaulle became the premier of France.<\/p>\n
1968
\nHelen Keller, blind and deaf author-lecturer, died.<\/p>\n
1980
\nCable News Network (CNN) debuted.<\/p>\n
2001
\nNepal\u2019s Crown Prince Dipendra went on a shooting spree, killing his father, mother, sister, brother, and other members of the royal family before shooting himself.<\/p>\n
Birthdays<\/p>\n
Jacques Marquette
\nFrench Jesuit missionary and explorer (1637)<\/p>\n
Brigham Young
\nChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints leader (1801)<\/p>\n
Francis Edgar Stanley
\ninventor, manufacturer (1849)<\/p>\n
William Sloane Coffin, Jr.
\nsocial activist (1924)<\/p>\n
Marilyn Monroe
\nactress (1926)<\/p>\n
Morgan Freeman
\nactor (1937)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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