At A Glance

1 June 2019 at a glance

Day of the week
1 June 2019 was a Saturday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus.
Top Film of 2019
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2019 was Avengers: Endgame.
Star sign
The star sign for 1 June is Gemini.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 1 June 2019 fell in the Year of the Pig.
Birthstone
The birthstone for June is Pearl.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 1 June 2019 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 1 June

  • 1990 Cold War: George H. W. Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev sign a treaty to end chemical weapon production.
  • 1994 Republic of South Africa becomes a republic in the Commonwealth of Nations.
  • 2008 A fire on the back lot of Universal Studios breaks out, destroying the attraction King Kong Encounter and a large archive of master tapes for music and film, the full extent of which was not revealed until 2019.
  • 2009 General Motors files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It is the fourth largest United States bankruptcy in history.
  • 2011 Space Shuttle Endeavour makes its final landing after 25 flights.

Famous people born on June 1

  • Tom Holland, English actor (born 1996)
  • Morgan Freeman, American actor and producer (born 1937)
  • Marilyn Monroe, American model and actress (1926–1962)
  • Brandi Carlile, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1981)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2019 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '2019 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • March 8 – Captain Marvel, directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, is released by Marvel Studios as the 21st film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). It becomes the fifth-highest-grossing film of 2019 during its run, earning $1.128 billion worldwide.
  • March 13 – Boeing grounds its entire global fleet of 737 Max aircraft in response to evidence gathered following the crashes of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 and Lion Air Flight 610.
  • April 5 – Shazam!, directed by David F. Sandberg, is released as the seventh film in the DC Extended Universe.

Life in the US in 2019

President

Donald Trump

Gas (per gallon)

$2.60

Loaf of Bread

$2.30

Average House

$363,300

Weekly Wage

$932

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