Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/June 3
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On June 3:
- 1889 - The first long-distance electric power transmission line in the United States was constructed betweeen Willamette Falls to downtown Portland, Oregon.
- 1937 - The Duke of Windsor married Wallis Simpson.
- 1940 - World War II: The Luftwaffe bombed Paris.
- 1944 - Charles de Gaulle became Prime Minister of France.