On This Day: June 2nd

Pontiac's Rebellion: At what is now Mackinaw City, Michigan, Chippewas capture Fort Michilimackinac by diverting the garrison's attention with a game of lacrosse, then chasing a ball into the fort.

Bridget Bishop is the first person to be tried for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts; she is found guilty the same day and hanged on June 10.

Franco-Dutch War: France ensures the supremacy of its naval fleet for the remainder of the war with its victory in the Battle of Palermo.

The first Récollet missionaries arrive at Quebec City, from Rouen, France.

The Colony of Virginia gets a charter, extending borders from "sea to sea".

Wedding of Manfred, King of Sicily, and Byzantine princess Helena Angelina Doukaina.

First Crusade: The first Siege of Antioch ends as Crusader forces take the city; the second siege began five days later.

Pope Benedict I is consecrated after obtaining imperial approval from Constantinople.

Sack of Rome: Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks.

Sima Zhao's regicide of Cao Mao: The figurehead Wei emperor Cao Mao personally leads an attempt to oust his regent, Sima Zhao; the attempted coup is crushed and the emperor killed.