Today in History: June 3, the Zoot Suit Riots begin in Los Angeles

Currently is Tuesday June the th day of There are days left in the year Currently in history On June an altercation between U S Navy sailors and young Mexican Americans on the streets of Los Angeles led to several days of clashes known as the Zoot Suit Riots during which white mobs attacked Mexican Americans across the city injuring more than Also on this date In the last ratified specimens of the great auk were killed on Eldey island near Iceland Related Articles King of the Hill voice actor Jonathan Joss fatally shot outside his Texas home In the present day in History June Queen Elizabeth II crowned This day in History June priceless recordings destroyed in Universal Studios fire In the modern day in History May the Tulsa Race Massacre begins El Paso Weld counties along with Aurora are removed from DHS s list of immigration sanctuary jurisdictions In the poem Casey at the Bat by Ernest Lawrence Thayer was first published in the San Francisco Daily Examiner In the French liner SS Normandie set a record on its maiden voyage arriving in New York after navigating the Atlantic in just four days In Edward The Duke of Windsor who had abdicated the British throne married Wallis Simpson in a private ceremony in Monts France In during the Gemini spaceflight astronaut Edward H White became the first American to walk in space In Chinese army troops entered Beijing s Tiananmen Square to begin a crackdown on student-led pro-democracy demonstrations In former heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali whose athletic feats and activism placed him among the the bulk revered athletes of all time died in Scottsdale Arizona at age In elite rock climber Alex Honnold became the first to climb solo to the top of the massive granite wall known as El Capitan in Yosemite National Park without ropes or safety gear In the current era s Birthdays Former Cuban President Ra l Castro is Basketball Hall of Famer Billy Cunningham is Golf Hall of Famer Hale Irwin is Singer Suzi Quatro is Singer Deniece Williams is Former first lady Jill Biden is Olympic gymnastics gold medalist Peter Vidmar is Musician Kerry King Slayer is Broadcast journalist Anderson Cooper is Tennis athlete Rafael Nadal is