March 3

Today's Events

  • 1703
    Robert Hooke - scientific genius - dies in London
  • 1791
    US Mint established
  • 1812
    Congress passes 1st foreign aid bill
  • 1817
    Alabama territory organized
  • 1820
    Missouri compromise passes
  • 1845
    Florida becomes 27th state
  • 1849
    Minn Territory organized
  • 1849
    Gold Coinage Act passed
  • 1851
    Congress authorizes smallest US silver coin (3› piece)
  • 1861
    Russian Tsar Alexander II abolishes serfdom
  • 1863
    Abraham Lincoln approves charter for National Academy of Sciences
  • 1875
    Congress authorizes 20› coin lasts only 3 years
  • 1878
    Bulgaria liberated from Turkey
  • 1885
    A T & T incorporated
  • 1918
    Russia signs Treaty of Brest-Litovsk - withdraws from WW I
  • 1923
    Time mag's 1st issue
  • 1931
    Star Spangled Banner officially became US national anthem
  • 1943
    US wins Battle of Bismark Sea over Japan
  • 1945
    US & Philippine forces recapturedsCorregidor
  • 1956
    Morocco gains independence from France (National Day)
  • 1969
    Apollo 9 launched
  • 1972
    Pioneer 10 launched thru asteroid belt & Jupiter
  • 1974
    Despite Billy Harris' hat trick Islanders lose 3-4 Making Islander record when scoring a hat trick - 5-1-0
  • 1977
    Islanders allow Red Wings only 11 shots on goal
  • 1981
    Isle's Mike Bossy 9th & final hat trick of season - 4 goals
  • 1984
    Isles score 11 goals-Lafontaine's 1st hat trick-Maple Leafs
  • 1985
    Moonlighting premiers
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