August 03

Monday 03, 1992:

The Los Angeles Dodgers win their 3000th game since moving to Los Angeles.

Wednesday 03, 1977:

United States Senate Hearing on MKULTRA.

Thursday 03, 1916:

First World War: The Battle of Romani is fought between forces of the British Empire and the Ottoman Empire.

Wednesday 03, 1678:

Robert LaSalle builds the Griffon, the first known ship built in America.

Friday 03, 1635:

The third of the Tokugawa shoguns, Iemitsu, establishes the system of alternate attendance by which the feudal daimy? are required to spend one year at Edo Castle in Tokyo and one year back home at their feudal manor, while their families remained in Tokyo as virtual political hostages. (Traditional Japanese Date: June 21, 1635).

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