This Day in History
On June 1, 1939, Lou Nova defeated Max Baer at Yankee Stadium in the first U.S. televised heavyweight prizefight.
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In 1813, the mortal- ly wounded commander of the USS Chesapeake, Capt. James Lawrence, gave the or- der, “Don’t give up the ship” during a losing battle with the British frigate HMS Shannon in the War of 1812.
In 1916, Louis Brandeis took his seat as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, the first Jewish American to serve on the nation’s highest bench.
In 1926, actress Marilyn Monroe was born Norma Jeane Mortenson in Los An- geles.
In 1939, the British subma- rine HMS Thetis sank during a trial dive off North Wales with the loss of 99 lives. Mex- ico officially abolished the si- esta.
In 1943, a civilian flight from Portugal to England was shot down by Germany during World War II, killing all 17 people aboard, including actor Leslie Howard.
In 1958, Charles de Gaulle became premier of France, marking the beginning of the end of the Fourth Republic.
In 1967, the Beatles album “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” was released, as was David Bowie’s debut album, eponymously titled “Da- vid Bowie.”
In 1980, Cable News Network made its debut.
In 2003, leaders of the world’s seven wealthiest na- tions and Russia pledged billions of dollars to fight AIDS and hunger on the opening day of their summit in Evian, France.
In 2009, General Motors filed for Chapter 11, becoming the largest U.S. industrial company to enter bankruptcy protection.
In 2017, President Donald Trump declared he would pull the U.S. from the landmark Paris climate agreement. (The U.S. remains a part of the agreement until November of this year.)
Ten years ago: Attorney General Eric Holder said fed- eral authorities had opened criminal and civil investiga- tions into the BP oil spill. A divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled, 5-4, that criminal sus- pects had to explicitly invoke their right to remain silent, and that simply remaining silent was not sufficient to stop po- lice questioning.