| June 2, 1738 |
Unpaid bills for the colony of Georgia reach 5,000 pounds
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| June 2, 1862 |
Union spy James Andrews (The Great Locomotive Chase) escapes an Chattanooga city jail. He is captured the following day.
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| June 2, 1902 |
Woodrow Wilson elected president of Princeton University |
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Woodrow Wilson |
| June 2, 1908 |
First Union Bank begins as Union National Bank in a roll-top desk in the lobby of Buford Hotel in Charlotte [NC] |
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Wachovia and First Union Banks
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| June 2, 1962 |
I Can't Stop Loving You by Ray Charles reaches Number 1
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Ray Charles |
| June 2, 1974 |
Jimmy Carter appears on Meet The Press
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Jimmy Carter |
| June 2, 1993 |
Billy Joel, who named his daughter after Ray Charles, presents this music icon with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame
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Ray Charles |
| June 2, 2005 |
Jennifer Wilbanks is sentenced to 2 years probation following a no contest plea to felony charges that she made a false statement to police |
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Jennifer Wilbanks, The Runaway Bride |
| June 2, 2005 |
Wachovia apologized to African-Americans for the Charlotte(NC)-based banks ties to American slavery. Georgia Railroad and Banking Co. of Augusta, a predecessor bank, held at least 182 slaves to build a railroad. |
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Wachovia and First Union Banks
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Slavery in Georgia |
| June 2, 2007 |
Tropical storm Barry strikes Pinellas County, Florida and moves northeast, bringing rain needed to douse fires in Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp and nearby Waycross |
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Fires scorch Okefenokee and Southeast Georgia |
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Charlton County, Georgia |
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Camden County, Georgia |
