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Events on Sunday 2 June 2002 1
2002The Wire premieresHBO begins its Baltimore crime dramaThe Wire, created by David Simon, premiered on HBO on 2 June 2002 with a season tracing a single drug investigation from both sides. Over five seasons it widened to the docks, city hall, schools and the press, building a portrait of institutional decay in Baltimore. Modestly watched at first, it came to be regarded as one of the finest television series ever made.