📅 Today in HistoryJune 2

Sima Zhao's regicide of Cao Mao: The figurehead Wei emperor Cao Mao personally leads an attempt to oust his regent, Sima Zhao; the attempted coup is crushed and the emperor killed.

Sack of Rome: Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks.

First Crusade: The first Siege of Antioch ends as Crusader forces take the city; the second siege began five days later.

The Colony of Virginia gets a charter, extending borders from "sea to sea".

The first Récollet missionaries arrive at Quebec City, from Rouen, France.

Franco-Dutch War: France ensured the supremacy of its naval fleet for the remainder of the war with its victory in the Battle of Palermo.

Bridget Bishop is the first person to be tried for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts; she was found guilty the same day and hanged on June 10.

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.

Intolerable Acts: The Quartering Act of 1774 is enacted, allowing a governor in colonial America to house British soldiers in uninhabited houses, outhouses, barns, or other buildings if suitable quarters are not provided.

The anti-Catholic Gordon Riots in London leave an estimated 300 to 700 people dead.