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What Happened On August 3

Q: What happened on August 3?

1913: An agricultural workers' strike in Wheatland degenerated into a riot, becoming one of the first major farm-labor confrontations in California. 1907: Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis fines Standard Oil of Indiana a record $29.4 million for illegal rebating to freight carriers; the conviction and fine are later reversed on appeal. 1460: James II of Scotland (pictured) was killed by an exploding cannon at Roxburgh Castle. 1852: Harvard University wins the first Boat Race between Yale University and Harvard. The race is also known as the first ever American intercollegiate athletic event. 1811: First ascent of Jungfrau, third highest summit in the Bernese Alps by brothers Johann Rudolf and Hieronymus Meyer. 1678: Robert LaSalle builds the Le Griffon, the first known ship built on the Great Lakes. 1527: The first known letter from North America is sent by John Rut while at St. John's, Newfoundland. 435: Deposed Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Nestorius, considered the originator of Nestorianism, is exiled by Roman Emperor Theodosius II to a monastery in Egypt. 8: Roman Empire general Tiberius defeats the Dalmatae on the river Bosna. 2009: The last vessels involved in Taurus 09, a Royal Navy training deployment covering 20,400 miles (32,800 km), returned to HMNB Devonport, England.

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1913 First ever
An agricultural workers' strike in Wheatland degenerated into a riot, becoming one of the first major farm-labor confrontations in California.
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1907 Oddly true
Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis fines Standard Oil of Indiana a record $29.4 million for illegal rebating to freight carriers; the conviction and fine are later reversed on appeal.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1460 Oddly true
James II of Scotland (pictured) was killed by an exploding cannon at Roxburgh Castle.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1852 First ever
Harvard University wins the first Boat Race between Yale University and Harvard. The race is also known as the first ever American intercollegiate athletic event.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1811 First ever
First ascent of Jungfrau, third highest summit in the Bernese Alps by brothers Johann Rudolf and Hieronymus Meyer.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1678 First ever
Robert LaSalle builds the Le Griffon, the first known ship built on the Great Lakes.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1527 First ever
The first known letter from North America is sent by John Rut while at St. John's, Newfoundland.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
435 Oddly true
Deposed Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Nestorius, considered the originator of Nestorianism, is exiled by Roman Emperor Theodosius II to a monastery in Egypt.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
8 Oddly true
Roman Empire general Tiberius defeats the Dalmatae on the river Bosna.
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2009 Oddly true
The last vessels involved in Taurus 09, a Royal Navy training deployment covering 20,400 miles (32,800 km), returned to HMNB Devonport, England.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

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2023Major floods hit parts of Slovenia. Wikipedia →
2019Six hundred protesters, including opposition leader Lyubov Sobol, are arrested in an election protest in Moscow, Russia. Wikipedia →
2019Twenty-three people are killed and 22 injured in a mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas. Wikipedia →
2018Two burka-clad men kill 29 people and injure more than 80 in a suicide attack on a Shia mosque in eastern Afghanistan.
2014A 6.1 magnitude earthquake kills at least 617 people and injures more than 2,400 in Yunnan, China. Wikipedia →
2014The genocide of Yazidis by ISIL begins. Wikipedia →
2010Widespread rioting erupts in Karachi, Pakistan, after the assassination of a local politician, leaving at least 85 dead and at least 17 billion Pakistani rupees (US$200 million) in damage. Wikipedia →
2007Former deputy director of the Chilean secret police Raúl Iturriaga is captured after having been on the run following a conviction for kidnapping. Wikipedia →
2005President of Mauritania Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya is overthrown in a military coup while attending the funeral of King Fahd in Saudi Arabia. Wikipedia →
2004The pedestal of the Statue of Liberty reopens after being closed since the September 11 attacks. Wikipedia →
1997Oued El-Had and Mezouara massacre in Algeria: A total of 116 villagers killed, 40 in Oued El-Had and 76 in Mezouara. Wikipedia →
1997Sky Tower in downtown Auckland, New Zealand opens after two-and-a-half years of construction, becoming the tallest free-standing structure in the Southern Hemisphere at the time. Wikipedia →
1981Senegalese opposition parties, under the leadership of Mamadou Dia, launch the Antiimperialist Action Front – Suxxali Reew Mi. Wikipedia →
1977Tandy Corporation announces the TRS-80, one of the world's first mass-produced personal computers. Wikipedia →
1975A privately chartered Boeing 707 strikes a mountain peak and crashes near Agadir, Morocco, killing 188. Wikipedia →
1972The United States Senate ratifies the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. Wikipedia →
1960Niger gains independence from France. Wikipedia →
1959Portugal's state police force PIDE fires upon striking workers in Bissau, Portuguese Guinea, killing over 50 people. Wikipedia →
1958The world's first nuclear submarine, the USS Nautilus, becomes the first vessel to complete a submerged transit of the geographical North Pole. Wikipedia →
1949The Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball League finalize the merger that would create the National Basketball Association. Wikipedia →
1948Whittaker Chambers accuses Alger Hiss of being a communist and a spy for the Soviet Union. Wikipedia →
1946Santa Claus Land, the world's first themed amusement park, opens in Santa Claus, Indiana, United States. Wikipedia →
1940World War II: Italian forces begin the invasion of British Somaliland. Wikipedia →
1936Jesse Owens wins the 100 metre dash, defeating Ralph Metcalfe, at the Berlin Olympics. Wikipedia →
1936A fire wipes out Kursha-2 in the Meshchera Lowlands, Ryazan Oblast, Russia, killing 1,200 and leaving only 20 survivors. Wikipedia →
1921Major League Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis confirms the ban of the eight Chicago Black Sox, the day after they were acquitted by a Chicago court. Wikipedia →
1914World War I: Germany declares war against France, while Romania declares its neutrality. Wikipedia →
1907Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis fines Standard Oil of Indiana a record $29.4 million for illegal rebating to freight carriers; the conviction and fine are later reversed on appeal. Wikipedia →
1903Macedonian rebels in Kruševo proclaim the Kruševo Republic, which exists for only ten days before Ottoman Turks lay waste to the town. Wikipedia →
1900The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is founded. Wikipedia →
1889An Anglo-Egyptian army defeats a Mahdist-Sudanese army in the battle of Toski. Wikipedia →
1859The American Dental Association is founded in Niagara Falls, New York. Wikipedia →
1852Harvard University wins the first Boat Race between Yale University and Harvard. The race is also known as the first ever American intercollegiate athletic event. Wikipedia →
1829The Treaty of Lewistown is signed by the Shawnee and Seneca peoples, exchanging land in Ohio for land west of the Mississippi River. Wikipedia →
1811First ascent of Jungfrau, third highest summit in the Bernese Alps by brothers Johann Rudolf and Hieronymus Meyer. Wikipedia →
1795Treaty of Greenville is signed, ending the Northwest Indian War in the Ohio Country. Wikipedia →
1778The theatre La Scala in Milan is inaugurated with the première of Antonio Salieri's Europa riconosciuta. Wikipedia →
1692British-Dutch forces under William III defending the city of Brussels fight an inconclusive battle at Steenkerque against a French army under the duke of Luxembourg, with both sides suffering heavy casualties. Wikipedia →
1678Robert LaSalle builds the Le Griffon, the first known ship built on the Great Lakes. Wikipedia →
1645Thirty Years' War: The Second Battle of Nördlingen sees French forces defeating those of the Holy Roman Empire. Wikipedia →
1601Long War: Austria captures Transylvania in the Battle of Goroszló. Wikipedia →
1527The first known letter from North America is sent by John Rut while at St. John's, Newfoundland. Wikipedia →
1492Christopher Columbus sets sail from Palos de la Frontera, Spain. Wikipedia →
1347The city of Calais surrenders after a protracted siege to the English following the English defeat of a French relief fleet in the battle of Crotoy. It will remain in English hands for more than 200 years. Wikipedia →
1342The Siege of Algeciras commences during the Spanish Reconquista. Wikipedia →
1057Frederick of Lorraine elected as Pope Stephen IX. Wikipedia →
1031Olaf II of Norway is canonized as Saint Olaf by Grimketel, the English Bishop of Selsey. Wikipedia →
908Battle of Eisenach: An invading Hungarian force defeats an East Frankish army under Duke Burchard of Thuringia. Wikipedia →
881Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu: Louis III of France defeats the Vikings, an event celebrated in the poem Ludwigslied. Wikipedia →
435Deposed Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Nestorius, considered the originator of Nestorianism, is exiled by Roman Emperor Theodosius II to a monastery in Egypt. Wikipedia →
8Roman Empire general Tiberius defeats the Dalmatae on the river Bosna. Wikipedia →

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