Today in History, 6/2

455: The Vandals enter Rome and spend two weeks sacking the city.
1692: Bridget Bishop becomes the first person to go on trial for witchcraft in Salem, MA.
1731: Martha Washington is born.
1763: At Mackinaw City, MI Chippewa Indians capture Fort Michilimackinac by causing a diversion with a lacrosse game and then chasing the ball into the fort.
1774: The Quartering Act, forcing American colonists to let British soldiers into their homes is passed.
1835: PT Barnum and his circus begin their first tour of the US.1886: President Grover Cleveland marries Francis Folsom in the White House, becoming the only president to wed in the executive mansion.
1896: Marconi receives a patent for the radio.
1904: Johnny Weissmuller is born.1924: President Calvin Coolidge signs the Indian Citizenship Act into law, granting US citizenship to all Native Americans born within the territorial limits of the US.
1936: Sally Kellerman is born.1941: Stacy Keach is born.

1941: Charlie Watts, drummer for The Rolling Stones, is born. A story about him goes like this: One night at a hotel, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards were up late carousing. Mick calls down to Charlie's room and says, "Hey, where's my drummer? Get yer ass up here!" Charlie gets up, showers and shaves, and puts on a suit and tie. He goes up to Mick's room and knocks and the door. As soon as the door opens, Charlie punches Mick in the face and says, "I'm not your drummer, your my singer! And don't forget it!" Then he turns around and goes back to his room. 1948: Jerry Mathers (as The Beaver) is born.1953: Queen Elizabeth II is crowned. It is the first English coronation to be televised.
1959: Lydia Lunch is born. She was a singer in New York City during the crazy 70's. She was also mentioned in a Venture Bros episode where The Monarch is confronting Dr. Girlfriend about her past: "Oh, look, here's a picture of you at the Danceteria with Slim Vaders and Lydia Lunch!"

1978: Nikki Cox is born. She doesn't do much, but she sure looks good doing it.1979: Pope John Paul II visits his native Poland, becoming the first Pope to visit a Communist country.

Today in History elements mostly cribbed from The History Channel, Wikipedia, The New York Times, The Jewish World Review, The Writer's Almanac and anything else I can dig up.