Wikislippy:Selected anniversaries/June 2
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- June 2:
- 1851 - Maine became the first state to enact a law prohibiting alcohol.
- 1896 – Guglielmo Marconi receives a patent for his newest invention: the radio.
- 1953 – The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, the first to be televised.
- 1979 – Pope John Paul II visits his native Poland, becoming the first Pope to visit a Communist country.