June 02

Wednesday 02, 1897:

Mark Twain, responding to rumors that he was dead, is quoted by the New York Journal as saying, "The report of my death was an exaggeration."

Friday 02, 1865:

Forces under Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith surrender at Galveston, Texas, becoming the last to do so.

Friday 02, 1848:

Slavic congress in Prague begins.

Thursday 02, 1763:

Pontiac's Rebellion: At what is now Mackinaw City, Michigan, Chippewas capture Fort Michilimackinac by diverting the garrison's attention with a game of lacrosse, then chasing a ball into the fort.

Wednesday 02, 455:

The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks.