June 03

Monday 03, 2002:

The peak day of Golden Jubilee celebrations occurs in the United Kingdom.

Wednesday 03, 1998:

Eschede train disaster: an ICE high speed train derails in Lower Saxony, Germany, causing 101 deaths.

Tuesday 03, 1997:

Lionel Jospin becomes Prime Minister of France.

Monday 03, 1991:

At Hankuk University in Seoul, South Korea, students throw eggs at South Korean prime minister Chung Won Shik.

Saturday 03, 1989:

The government of China sends troops to force protesters out of Tiananmen Square after seven weeks of occupation.

Sunday 03, 1979:

A blowout at the Ixtoc I oil well in the southern Gulf of Mexico causes at least 600,000 tons (176,400,000 gallons) of oil to be spilled into the waters, the worst oil spill to date. Some estimate the spill to be 428 million gallons, making it the largest unintentional oil spill ever.

Sunday 03, 1973:

Reggae stars Bob Marley and the Wailers release the classic album Exodus, which will be named Time magazine's "Album of the Century" in 1999.

Tuesday 03, 1969:

Off the coast of South Vietnam, the Australian aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne cuts the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Frank E. Evans in half.

Monday 03, 1968:

Valerie Solanas, author of The SCUM Manifesto, attempts to assassinate Andy Warhol by shooting him three times.

Thursday 03, 1965:

For 21 minutes, Edward H. White floats free outside the space vehicle Gemini IV for the first time.

Monday 03, 1963:

A Northwest Airlines DC-7 crashes in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of British Columbia, killing 101.

Sunday 03, 1962:

An Air France Boeing 707 jet crashed shortly after takeoff from Paris, killing 130.

Friday 03, 1960:

In Gideon v. Wainwright, the United States Supreme Court rules that all accused persons must be given the right to an attorney.

Wednesday 03, 1953:

Billy Joe McAllister jumps off the Tallahatchee Bridge, according to the 1967 hit song Ode to Billy Joe by Bobbie Gentry, and the movie which followed.

Saturday 03, 1950:

First ascent of Annapurna I, 10th highest mountain in the world.

Thursday 03, 1943:

A mob of 60 from the Los Angeles Naval Reserve Armory beats up everyone perceived to be Hispanic, starting a week-long race riot (see Zoot Suit Riots).

Monday 03, 1940:

World War II: The Battle of Dunkirk ends with a German tactical victory and with Allied forces in full evacuation.

Thursday 03, 1937:

The Duke of Windsor marries Wallis Simpson.

Monday 03, 1935:

One thousand unemployed Canadian workers board freight cars in Vancouver, British Columbia, beginning a protest trek to Ottawa, Ontario.

Saturday 03, 1916:

The National Defense Act is signed into law, increasing the size of the United States National Guard by 450,000 men.

Monday 03, 1889:

The first long-distance electric power transmission line in the United States is completed, running 14 miles between a generator at Willamette Falls and downtown Portland, Oregon, United States.

Sunday 03, 1888:

The poem "Casey at the Bat", by Ernest Lawrence Thayer, is published in the San Francisco Examiner.

Wednesday 03, 1885:

Last military engagement fought on Canadian soil: Cree leader Big Bear escapes the North West Mounted Police.

Sunday 03, 1866:

Fenians are driven out of Fort Erie, Ontario, into the United States to a heroes' welcome.

Friday 03, 1864:

Union forces attack Confederate troops at Cold Harbor, Virginia.

Tuesday 03, 1800:

U.S. President John Adams takes up residence in Washington, DC (in a tavern – the White House was not yet completed).

Sunday 03, 1770:

Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo is founded in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California.

Wednesday 03, 1665:

1665 - English naval forces defeat the Dutch fleet.

Monday 03, 1658:

The Pope appoints François de Laval vicar apostolic in New France.

Thursday 03, 1621:

The Dutch West India Company receives a charter for New Netherlands.

Wednesday 03, 1620:

Building of oldest stone church in French North America, Notre-Dame-des-Anges, begins at Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

Tuesday 03, 1608:

Samuel de Champlain completes his third voyage to New France at Tadoussac, Quebec.

Monday 03, 1140:

French scholar Peter Abelard is found guilty of heresy.

Friday 03, 1098:

First Crusade: Antioch falls to the crusaders after an eight-month siege.

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