s ▁C athedral ▁for ▁a ▁special ▁service ▁mark ing ▁the ▁Queen ' s ▁ 5 0 ▁years ▁on ▁the ▁throne . ▁In ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁the ▁Empire ▁State ▁Building ▁is ▁lit ▁pur ple ▁in ▁her ▁honour . ▁ 7 ▁June ▁– ▁England ▁beat ▁Argentina ▁ 1 - 0 ▁in ▁their ▁second ▁World ▁Cup ▁group ▁game , ▁with ▁the ▁only ▁goal ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁being ▁scored ▁by ▁captain ▁David ▁Beck ham . ▁ 1 0 ▁June ▁– ▁The ▁first ▁direct ▁electronic ▁communication ▁experiment ▁between ▁the ▁nerv ous ▁systems ▁of ▁two ▁humans ▁is ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁Kevin ▁War wick ▁in ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Reading . ▁ 1 2 ▁June ▁– ▁England ▁qual ify ▁for ▁the ▁knock out ▁stages ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Cup ▁despite ▁only ▁man aging ▁a ▁go all ess ▁draw ▁against ▁Niger ia . ▁ 1 5 ▁June ▁– ▁England ▁beat ▁Den mark ▁ 3 - 0 ▁in ▁the ▁World ▁Cup ▁second ▁round ▁and ▁reach ▁the ▁quarter - final s ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁Iron ically , ▁the ▁far - right ▁British ▁National ▁Party ▁had ▁declared ▁their ▁support ▁for ▁all - white ▁Den mark ▁before ▁the ▁World ▁Cup ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁England ▁team ▁featuring ▁black ▁players . ▁ 2 1 ▁June ▁– ▁England ' s ▁hopes ▁of ▁winning ▁the ▁World ▁Cup ▁are ▁ended ▁by ▁a ▁ 2 – 1 ▁defeat ▁to ▁Brazil ▁in ▁the ▁quarter - final s . ▁ 2 5 ▁June ▁– ▁Jason ▁G iff ord ▁( 2 7 ) ▁is ▁shot ▁dead ▁by