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  • U.S.
    Thursday Jun 1, 1843
    Sojourner Truth

    Changed her name

    U.S.
    Thursday Jun 1, 1843

    The year 1843 was a turning point for Baumfree. She became a Methodist, and on June 1, Pentecost Sunday, she changed her name to Sojourner Truth. She chose the name because she heard the Spirit of God calling on her to preach the truth. She told her friends: "The Spirit calls me, and I must go," and left to make her way traveling and preaching about the abolition of slavery.




  • Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Monday Jun 1, 1925
    Howard Hughes: The Aviator

    Marriage

    Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Monday Jun 1, 1925

    Hughes withdrew from Rice University shortly after his father's death. On June 1, 1925, he married Ella Botts Rice, daughter of David Rice and Martha Lawson Botts of Houston, and great-niece of William Marsh Rice, for whom Rice University was named. They moved to Los Angeles, where he hoped to make a name for himself as a filmmaker.




  • Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Tuesday Jun 1, 1926
    Marilyn Monroe

    Born

    Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Tuesday Jun 1, 1926

    Monroe was born Norma Jeane Mortenson at the Los Angeles County Hospital on June 1, 1926 as the third child of Gladys Pearl Baker .




  • Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.
    Wednesday Jun 1, 1938
    Alan Turing

    Turing Obtained His PhD From The Department of Mathematics

    Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.
    Wednesday Jun 1, 1938

    In June 1938, he obtained his PhD from the Department of Mathematics at Princeton; his dissertation, Systems of Logic Based on Ordinals, introduced the concept of ordinal logic and the notion of relative computing, where Turing machines are augmented with so-called oracles, allowing the study of problems that cannot be solved by Turing machines. John von Neumann wanted to hire him as his postdoctoral assistant, but he went back to the United Kingdom.




  • U.S.
    Tuesday Jun 1, 1943
    Frank Sinatra

    Sinatra signed with Columbia Records

    U.S.
    Tuesday Jun 1, 1943

    Sinatra signed with Columbia Records as a solo artist on June 1, 1943 during the 1942–44 musicians' strike.




  • Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
    Monday Jun 1, 1953
    Malcolm X

    Assistant minister of the Nation's Temple Number One

    Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
    Monday Jun 1, 1953

    In June 1953 he was named assistant minister of the Nation's Temple Number One in Detroit.




  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Thursday Jun 1, 1995
    World Bank

    James David Wolfensohn served as the president of the World Bank Group

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Thursday Jun 1, 1995

    Sir James David Wolfensohn served as the ninth president of the World Bank Group (1995–2005).


  • Los Angeles, California,U.S.
    Monday Jun 1, 1998
    Jim Carrey

    Taking a pay cut

    Los Angeles, California,U.S.
    Monday Jun 1, 1998

    In 1998, he decided to take a pay cut to play the serious role of Truman Burbank in the satirical comedy-drama film The Truman Show (1998). The film was highly praised and brought Carrey further international acclaim, leading many to believe he would be nominated for an Oscar. The Truman Show was a commercial success also, earning $264 million worldwide against a budget of $60 million.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Wednesday Jun 1, 2005
    World Bank

    Paul Dundes Wolfowitz served as the President of the World Bank

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Wednesday Jun 1, 2005

    Paul Dundes Wolfowitz served as the 10th President of the World Bank.


  • U.S.
    Friday Jun 1, 2007
    Dwayne Johnson

    Splitting up

    U.S.
    Friday Jun 1, 2007

    On June 1, 2007, Johnson and Dany García announced they were splitting up amicably.


  • U.S.
    Wednesday Jun 1, 2011
    Shaquille O'Neal

    O'Neal announced his retirement via social media

    U.S.
    Wednesday Jun 1, 2011

    On June 1, 2011, O'Neal announced his retirement via social media. On a short video on Twitter, O'Neal tweeted, "We did it. Nineteen years, baby. I want to thank you very much. That's why I'm telling you first. I'm about to retire. Love you. Talk to you soon."


  • U.S.
    Thursday Jun 1, 1843
    Sojourner Truth

    Changed her name

    U.S.
    Thursday Jun 1, 1843

    The year 1843 was a turning point for Baumfree. She became a Methodist, and on June 1, Pentecost Sunday, she changed her name to Sojourner Truth. She chose the name because she heard the Spirit of God calling on her to preach the truth. She told her friends: "The Spirit calls me, and I must go," and left to make her way traveling and preaching about the abolition of slavery.


  • Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Monday Jun 1, 1925
    Howard Hughes: The Aviator

    Marriage

    Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Monday Jun 1, 1925

    Hughes withdrew from Rice University shortly after his father's death. On June 1, 1925, he married Ella Botts Rice, daughter of David Rice and Martha Lawson Botts of Houston, and great-niece of William Marsh Rice, for whom Rice University was named. They moved to Los Angeles, where he hoped to make a name for himself as a filmmaker.


  • Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Tuesday Jun 1, 1926
    Marilyn Monroe

    Born

    Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Tuesday Jun 1, 1926

    Monroe was born Norma Jeane Mortenson at the Los Angeles County Hospital on June 1, 1926 as the third child of Gladys Pearl Baker .


  • Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.
    Wednesday Jun 1, 1938
    Alan Turing

    Turing Obtained His PhD From The Department of Mathematics

    Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.
    Wednesday Jun 1, 1938

    In June 1938, he obtained his PhD from the Department of Mathematics at Princeton; his dissertation, Systems of Logic Based on Ordinals, introduced the concept of ordinal logic and the notion of relative computing, where Turing machines are augmented with so-called oracles, allowing the study of problems that cannot be solved by Turing machines. John von Neumann wanted to hire him as his postdoctoral assistant, but he went back to the United Kingdom.


  • U.S.
    Tuesday Jun 1, 1943
    Frank Sinatra

    Sinatra signed with Columbia Records

    U.S.
    Tuesday Jun 1, 1943

    Sinatra signed with Columbia Records as a solo artist on June 1, 1943 during the 1942–44 musicians' strike.


  • Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
    Monday Jun 1, 1953
    Malcolm X

    Assistant minister of the Nation's Temple Number One

    Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
    Monday Jun 1, 1953

    In June 1953 he was named assistant minister of the Nation's Temple Number One in Detroit.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Thursday Jun 1, 1995
    World Bank

    James David Wolfensohn served as the president of the World Bank Group

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Thursday Jun 1, 1995

    Sir James David Wolfensohn served as the ninth president of the World Bank Group (1995–2005).


  • Los Angeles, California,U.S.
    Monday Jun 1, 1998
    Jim Carrey

    Taking a pay cut

    Los Angeles, California,U.S.
    Monday Jun 1, 1998

    In 1998, he decided to take a pay cut to play the serious role of Truman Burbank in the satirical comedy-drama film The Truman Show (1998). The film was highly praised and brought Carrey further international acclaim, leading many to believe he would be nominated for an Oscar. The Truman Show was a commercial success also, earning $264 million worldwide against a budget of $60 million.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Wednesday Jun 1, 2005
    World Bank

    Paul Dundes Wolfowitz served as the President of the World Bank

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Wednesday Jun 1, 2005

    Paul Dundes Wolfowitz served as the 10th President of the World Bank.


  • U.S.
    Friday Jun 1, 2007
    Dwayne Johnson

    Splitting up

    U.S.
    Friday Jun 1, 2007

    On June 1, 2007, Johnson and Dany García announced they were splitting up amicably.


  • U.S.
    Wednesday Jun 1, 2011
    Shaquille O'Neal

    O'Neal announced his retirement via social media

    U.S.
    Wednesday Jun 1, 2011

    On June 1, 2011, O'Neal announced his retirement via social media. On a short video on Twitter, O'Neal tweeted, "We did it. Nineteen years, baby. I want to thank you very much. That's why I'm telling you first. I'm about to retire. Love you. Talk to you soon."


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