September 03

Tuesday 03, 1935:

Sir Malcolm Campbell reaches 304.331 miles per hour on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, becoming the first person to drive an automobile over 300 mph

Thursday 03, 1874:

The congress of the state of México elevates Naucalpan to the category of Villa, with the title of "Villa de Juárez".

Monday 03, 1838:

Dressed in a sailor's uniform and carrying identification papers provided by a Free Black seaman, future abolitionist Frederick Douglass boards a train in Maryland on his way to freedom from slavery.

Wednesday 03, 1777:

The Flag of the United States flies in battle for the first time, at Cooch's Bridge in Maryland.

Friday 03, 1260:

The Mamluks defeat the Mongols at the Battle of Ain Jalut in Palestine, marking their first decisive defeat and the point of maximum expansion of the Mongol Empire.