{"id":67981,"date":"2017-06-02T14:56:51","date_gmt":"2017-06-02T14:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/06\/02\/today-in-history-june-2\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T13:44:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T13:44:33","slug":"today-in-history-june-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2017\/06\/02\/today-in-history-june-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in history: June 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>1864:<\/b> After the arrival of the Union VI and XVIII Corps and the seizure of some real estate to the west, Confederate troops of General Robert E. 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