September 3 in History
What happened on September 3 in history?
A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on september 3 in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened on september 3 in history.
?>2001
Protestant loyalists in Belfast, Ireland, begin an 11-week picket of the Holy Cross Catholic school for girls, sparking rioting.
1994
Russia and China sign a demarcation agreement to end dispute over a stretch of their border and agree they will no longer target each other with nuclear weapons.
1989
US begins shipping military aircraft and weapons to Columbia for use against that country’s drug lords.
1981
Egypt arrests some 1,500 opponents of the government.
1976
The unmanned US spacecraft Viking 2 lands on Mars, takes first close-up, color photos of the planet’s surface.
1969
Ho Chi Minh, the leader of North Vietnam, dies.
1967
Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Thieu is elected president of South Vietnam.
1945
General Tomoyuki Yamashita, the Japanese commander of the Philippines, surrenders to Lieutenant General Jonathan Wainwright at Baguio.
1944
The U.S. Seventh Army captures Lyons, France.
1943
British troops invade Italy, landing at Calabria.
1939
After Germany ignores Great Britain’s ultimatum to stop the invasion of Poland, Great Britain declares war on Germany, marking the beginning of World War II in Europe.
1939
The British passenger ship Athenia is sunk by a German submarine in the Atlantic, with 30 Americans among those killed. American Secretary of State Cordell Hull warns Americans to avoid travel to Europe unless absolutely necessary.
1918
The United States recognizes the nation of Czechoslovakia.
1916
The German Somme front is broken by an Allied offensive.
1914
The French capital is moved from Paris to Bordeaux as the Battle of the Marne begins.
1895
The first professional American football game is played in Latrobe, Pennsylvania between the Latrobe Young Men’s Christian Association and the Jeannette Athletic Club. Latrobe wins 12-0.
1855
General William Harney defeats Little Thunder’s Brule Sioux at the Battle of Blue Water in Nebraska.
1838
Frederick Douglass escapes slavery disguised as a sailor. He would later write The Narrative Life of Frederick Douglass, his memoirs about slave life.
1783
The Treaty of Paris is signed by Great Britain and the new United States, formally bringing the American Revolution to an end.
1777
The American flag (stars & stripes), approved by Congress on June 14th, is carried into battle for the first time by a force under General William Maxwell.
1650
The English under Cromwell defeat a superior Scottish army under David Leslie at the Battle of Dunbar.
1346
Edward III of England begins the siege of Calais, along the coast of France.
1260
Mamelukes under Sultan Qutuz defeat Mongols and Crusaders at Ain Jalut.
1189
After the death of Henry II, Richard Lionheart is crowned king of England.