May 3 is the 123rd day of the year (124th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 242 days remaining until the end of the year.
NATIONAL TWO DIFFERENT COLORED SHOES DAY
NATIONAL TWO DIFFERENT COLORED SHOES DAY
1481 – The largest of three earthquakes strikes the island of Rhodes and causes an estimated 30,000 casualties.
1715 – A total solar eclipse was visible across northern Europe, and northern Asia, as predicted by Edmond Halley to within 4 minutes accuracy.
1802 – Washington, D.C. is incorporated as a city.
1802 – Washington, D.C. is incorporated as a city.
1901 – The Great Fire of 1901 begins in Jacksonville, FL. The fire is the third largest in U.S. history, next to the Great Chicago Fire (1871) and the San Francisco Fire (1906).
1913 – Raja Harishchandra the first full-length Indian feature film is released, marking the beginning of the Indian (Bollywood) film industry.
1920 – A Bolshevik coup fails in the Democratic Republic of Georgia.
1921 – West Virginia becomes the first state to legislate a broad sales tax, but does not implement it until a number of years later due to enforcement issues.
1921 – West Virginia becomes the first state to legislate a broad sales tax, but does not implement it until a number of years later due to enforcement issues.
1942 – World War II: Japanese naval troops invade Tulagi Island in the Solomon Islands during the first part of Operation Mo that results in the Battle of the Coral Sea between Japanese forces and forces from the United States and Australia.
1947 – New post-war Japanese constitution goes into effect.
1947 – New post-war Japanese constitution goes into effect.
1951 – The United States Senate Committee on Armed Services and United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations begin their closed door hearings into the dismissal of General Douglas MacArthur by U.S. President Harry Truman.
1952 – Lieutenant Colonels Joseph O. Fletcher and William P. Benedict of the United States land a plane at the North Pole (Operation Oil Drum). From ― Historic Wings
1963 – The police force in Birmingham, Alabama switches tactics and responds with violent force to stop the "Birmingham campaign" protesters. Images of the violent suppression are transmitted worldwide, bringing new-found attention to the African-American Civil Rights Movement.
1973 – The 108-story Sears Tower (now the Willis Tower) in Chicago is topped out at 1,451 feet as the world's tallest building (at the time).
1978 – The first unsolicited bulk commercial email (which would later become known as "spam") is sent by a Digital Equipment Corporation marketing representative to every ARPANET address on the west coast of the United States.
1987 – A crash by Bobby Allison at the Talladega Superspeedway, Alabama fencing at the start-finish line would lead NASCAR to develop the restrictor plate to reduce top speeds for the following season both at Daytona International Speedway and Talladega.
1978 – The first unsolicited bulk commercial email (which would later become known as "spam") is sent by a Digital Equipment Corporation marketing representative to every ARPANET address on the west coast of the United States.
1987 – A crash by Bobby Allison at the Talladega Superspeedway, Alabama fencing at the start-finish line would lead NASCAR to develop the restrictor plate to reduce top speeds for the following season both at Daytona International Speedway and Talladega.
1999 – The southwestern portion of Oklahoma City is devastated by an F5 tornado, killing forty-five people, injuring 665, and causing $1 billion in damage. The tornado is one of 66 from the 1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak. This tornado also produces the highest wind speed ever recorded, measured at 301 +/- 20 mph (484 +/- 32 km/h). ― From CNN
2001 – The United States loses its seat on the U.N. Human Rights Commission for the first time since the commission was formed in 1947. Mostly a Third World protest of George W. Bush.
2001 – The United States loses its seat on the U.N. Human Rights Commission for the first time since the commission was formed in 1947. Mostly a Third World protest of George W. Bush.
2003 – New Hampshire's famous Old Man of the Mountain collapses.
2015 – Two gunmen launch an attempted attack on an anti-Islam event in Garland, Texas, which was held in response to the Charlie Hebdo shooting.
2015 – Two gunmen launch an attempted attack on an anti-Islam event in Garland, Texas, which was held in response to the Charlie Hebdo shooting.
BORN TODAY
1469 – Niccolò Machiavelli, Italian historian and philosopher (d. 1527)
1860 – Vito Volterra, Italian mathematician and physicist (d. 1940)
1898 – Golda Meir, Ukrainian-Israeli educator and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Israel (d. 1978)
1912 – May Sarton, American poet, novelist and memoirist (d. 1995)
1935 – Ron Popeil, American businessman, founded the Ronco Company
1469 – Niccolò Machiavelli, Italian historian and philosopher (d. 1527)
1860 – Vito Volterra, Italian mathematician and physicist (d. 1940)
1898 – Golda Meir, Ukrainian-Israeli educator and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Israel (d. 1978)
1912 – May Sarton, American poet, novelist and memoirist (d. 1995)
1935 – Ron Popeil, American businessman, founded the Ronco Company
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