June 03

Monday 03, 1968:

Valerie Solanas, author of The SCUM Manifesto, attempts to assassinate Andy Warhol by shooting him three times.

Wednesday 03, 1953:

Billy Joe McAllister jumps off the Tallahatchee Bridge, according to the 1967 hit song Ode to Billy Joe by Bobbie Gentry, and the movie which followed.

Monday 03, 1889:

The first long-distance electric power transmission line in the United States is completed, running 14 miles between a generator at Willamette Falls and downtown Portland, Oregon, United States.

Wednesday 03, 1885:

Last military engagement fought on Canadian soil: Cree leader Big Bear escapes the North West Mounted Police.

Sunday 03, 1770:

Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo is founded in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California.