March 3 in History

Historical Events on March 3

1776 American Revolutionary War: The first amphibious landing of the United States Marine Corps begins the Battle of Nassau.

1820 The U.S. Congress passes the Missouri Compromise.

1845 Florida is admitted as the 27th U.S. state.

1904 Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany becomes the first person to make a sound recording of a political document, using Thomas Edison's phonograph cylinder.

1918 Russia signs the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, agreeing to withdraw from World War I, and conceding German control of the Baltic States, Belarus and Ukraine. It also conceded Turkish control of Ardahan, Kars and Batumi.

1939 In Bombay, Mohandas Gandhi begins a hunger strike in protest at the autocratic rule in British India.

1942 World War II: Ten Japanese warplanes raid Broome, Western Australia, killing more than 100 people.

1969 Apollo program: NASA launches Apollo 9 to test the lunar module.

2017 Nintendo releases the hybrid video game console Nintendo Switch worldwide to critical acclaim.

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Famous Birthdays on March 3

1847 Alexander Graham Bell

1962 Herschel Walker

1981 Julius Malema

1997 Camila Cabello

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Famous Deaths on March 3

1703 Robert Hooke

1987 Danny Kaye

2010 Michael Foot

2016 Hayabusa (wrestler)

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