Discover what happened on June 3 with HISTORY's summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.

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Discover what happened on June 3 with HISTORY&#8217;s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.

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This Day In History: First American astronaut walks in space, Edward H. White

This Day In History: U.S. President Woodrow Wilson signs National Defense Act, June 3, 1916

This Day In History: Rock 'n' roll is banned in Santa Cruz, California, June 3, 1956

The Duke of Windsor with Wallis Simpson at the Chateau de Conde, France, on their wedding day. (Credit: Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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America’s Founding Fathers decided that one elected civilian - the U.S. president - would lead the executive branch of the federal government, a governmental structure that has remained in place for more than 200 years.

U.S. Presidents

World War I pitted Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire against Great Britain, the United States, France, Russia, Italy and Japan. New military technology resulted in unprecedented carnage. By the time the war was over and the Allied Powers claimed victory, more than 16 million people—soldiers and civilians alike—were dead.

World War I

Space

The continent of Asia, home to the majority of the world's population and countries as diverse as China, South Korea and India, has thousands of years of rich history.&nbsp;

Asian History

Crime

French History

Protests

London

Crime has been a dark and powerful undercurrent in human society throughout history. Uncover the facts behind some of the most daring robberies, brazen scams and brutal murders ever committed.&nbsp;

The Civil War was America's bloodiest and most divisive conflict, pitting the Union Army against the Confederate States of America. The war resulted in the deaths of more than 620,000 people, with millions more injured and the South left in ruins.

Civil War

District of Columbia

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Art history tells the complex story of human civilization through art and design. It ranges from prehistoric art of the Neolithic period through Renaissance masterpieces, Impressionism, Modernism, the Bauhaus and contemporary art.

Art, Literature, and Film History

Royalty

<a href="https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/world-war-ii-history">World War II</a> was the biggest and deadliest war in history, involving more than 30 countries. Sparked by the 1939 Nazi invasion of Poland, the war dragged on for six bloody years until the Allies defeated the Axis powers of Nazi Germany, Japan and Italy in 1945. Explore the battles, leaders and atrocities from the war and its impact on geopolitics and humankind.

World War II

Space exploration, one of the greatest technological achievements in human history, includes the Apollo missions, the Space Shuttles Columbia and Challenger, and people like Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong.

Space Exploration

China

British History

Germany

Explore the wars, battles, leaders, civilizations, regimes, prominent figures and major events from the continent that encompasses 2 percent of the Earth’s surface. From Stonehenge to the Great Awakening to the French Revolution to the rise and fall of Communism in Russia, see how Europe’s often tumultuous history unfolded.

This Day In History: June 3

Duke of Windsor weds American socialite

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Zoot Suit Riots begin in Los Angeles

Terrorists attack London Bridge

This Day in History Video: What Happened on June 3

Joran van der Sloot arrested for murder in South America

President John Adams moves into a tavern in Washington, D.C.

First American astronaut walks in space

Crackdown at Tiananmen begins

Western author Larry McMurtry is born

Rock ‘n’ roll is banned in Santa Cruz, California

Union disaster at Cold Harbor

U.S. President Woodrow Wilson signs National Defense Act

Germans bomb Paris, killing hundreds of civilians

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