• On June 3, 1800, President John Adams becomes the first acting president to take up residence in Washington, D.C. Unfortunately, the White House was not yet finished, so Adams moved into temporary digs at a tavern called Tunnicliffe’s City Hotel.
• On June 8, 1896, President Grover Cleveland asks federal departments to investigate how many “aliens,” or foreign nationals, are currently employed in the federal government. Cleveland believed that the government carried the authority to “prevent the influx of elements hostile to its internal peace and security.”
• On June 2, 1912, Carl Laemmle merges his movie studio with several others, creating Hollywood’s first major studio, Universal. The studio’s major box-office hits have included “American Graffiti,” “Jaws,” “E.T.” and “Jurassic Park.”
• On June 5, 1949, bestselling thriller writer Ken Follett is born in Wales to a devout Christian family that does not allow television, radio or movies. As a result, Follett became a voracious reader. He wrote 10 novels before finally breaking through with “The Eye of the Needle.”
