Today is Monday, June 1, the 152nd day of 2009. There are 213 days left in the year. On this date in

Today is Monday, June 1, the 152nd day of 2009. There are 213 days left in the year. On this date in 1813, the mortally wounded commander of the U.S. frigate Chesapeake, Capt. James Lawrence, says, “Don’t give up the ship” during a losing battle with a British frigate, the HMS Shannon, during the War of 1812.

In 1533, Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII, is crowned as Queen Consort of England. In 1792, Kentucky becomes the 15th state of the union. In 1796, Tennessee becomes the 16th state. In 1868, James Buchanan, the 15th president of the United States, dies near Lancaster, Pa., at age 77. In 1909, the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition opens in Seattle. (The fair closes the following October.) In 1943, a civilian flight from Portugal to England is shot down by the Germans during World War II, killing all 17 people aboard, including actor Leslie Howard. In 1958, Charles de Gaulle becomes premier of France, marking the beginning of the end of the Fourth Republic. In 1979, the short-lived state of Zimbabwe Rhodesia comes into existence. In 1980, CNN makes its debut. In 1989, former Sunday school teacher John E. List, sought for almost 18 years in the slayings of his mother, wife and three children in Westfield, N.J., is arrested in Richmond, Va. (Sentenced to life in prison, he dies there March 21, 2008.)

June 1, 1984: The civilian jobless rate falls to 7.5 percent in May, the lowest since August 1981. New hiring by business creates 890,000 jobs and total employment reaches 105.3 million, the highest on record.

John W. Sant, chairman and CEO of Universal-Rundle Corp., assumes the title of president and CEO of First National Bank of Western Pennsylvania.

School and township officials in Jackson Township are mixed in their reaction to an agreement that would give Youngstown half the personal property and real estate taxes generated by a small brewery in the township. The tax sharing plan is a requirement of a $2 million Urban Development Action Grant awarded to the city.

June 1, 1969: Youngstown’s public swimming pools will not open until June 25 because teachers who perform as supervisory personnel won’t be available until city schools end their extended academic year.

More than 150 antique cars are on display at Poland High School for the Optimist Club’s sixth annual old car show.

The Nixon administration is mounting an assault against the growing list of conglomerate mergers, including some involving Youngstown companies.

June 1, 1959: The Rev. Eugene Beach, pastor of First Christian Church, addresses 670 graduates at Youngstown University’s baccalaureate services in Strouss memorial Auditorium.

Dr. William H. Evans, his wife, and Mrs. Ward Beecher, wife of the vice president of Commercial Shearing & Stamping Co., are among seven people injured in two separate accidents on Mahoning Avenue. However, for the fourth consecutive year, Youngstown and Mahoning County enjoyed a Memorial Day weekend without a traffic fatality.

June 1, 1934: Cattle in Mahoning County are reported going through fences in a desperate attempt to get to pasturage and water as the county registers its driest May in at least the 41 years that records have been kept.

Crews of city park workers are sweeping up millions of locusts in Wick Park and Crandall Park and burning them in an attempt to save trees in the park and retard the return of the pests in 17 years.