This Day in History: June 3rd

This Day in History: President Woodrow Wilson signs the National Defense Act, which greatly expanded the scope and mission of the U.S. National Guard in protecting and defending the security of the country, 1916; King Edward VIII makes a public announcement that he values love over power and intends to marry American socialite Wallace Simpson, thereby agreeing to abdicate the throne as King of England, shocking the British press, the Royal Family and people around the world, 1937; astronaut Edward White opens the hatch of the Gemini IV space capsule and becomes the first American to walk in space, the event and other launches giving rise to popular space-related programs like "Lost In Space" and "Star Trek", 1965