1. In 1790, the first census of the United States was conducted, and New York City was the largest city in the country, with a population of 33,131.

2. On June 2, 1851, the New York Knickerbockers played the first recorded baseball game against the Washington Nationals on the grounds of the Elysian Fields in Hoboken, New Jersey.

3. In 1924, the first Macy's Parade balloon was introduced. Felix the Cat was the first character balloon to appear in the parade, kicking off a beloved tradition that continues to this day.

4. On June 2, 1947, the first experimental television station in the United States, W2XBS (later renamed WNBC), began broadcasting in New York City.

5. On June 2, 1967, the musical Hair opened at the Public Theater in New York City, before moving to Broadway and becoming a cultural phenomenon that epitomized the counterculture movement of the 1960s.