This Day in History
03 Apr 1312
2nd council of Vienna Knights Templars supressed
03 Apr 1559
Spain & France sign 2nd Treaty of Le Cateau-Cambrsis
03 Apr 1582
French van Valois honored as Duke of Gelre Earl of Zutphen
03 Apr 1645
English Long Parliament passes the Self-Denying Ordinance limiting regional armies significant step toward New Model Army
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Unabomber arrested
At his small wilderness cabin near Lincoln Montana Theodore John Kaczynski is arrested by FBI agents and accused of being the Unabomber the elusive terrorist...
U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Ron Brown, killed in plane crash
Ronald H. Brown the U.S. secretary of commerce is killed along with 32 other Americans when their U.S. Air Force plane crashes into a mountain near Dubrovnik...
Jesse James shot in the back
Jesse James one of Americas most notorious outlaws is shot to death by Robert Ford a member of his gang who hoped to collect the bounty on Jesse...
Bruno Hauptmann, convicted of kidnapping Lindbergh’s son, executed
Bruno Richard Hauptmann convicted in the 1932 kidnapping and murder of the 20-month-old son of Charles A. Lindbergh is executed by electrocution.On March 1 1...
Pony Express debuts
On this day in 1860 the first Pony Express mail traveling by horse and rider relay teams simultaneously leaves St. Joseph Missouri and Sacramento Californ...
Japanese launch major offensive against Bataan
On this day in 1942 the Japanese infantry stage a major offensive against Allied troops in Bataan the peninsula guarding Manila Bay of the Philippine Islands....
Nixon orders response to North Vietnamese invasion
The United States prepares hundreds of B-52s and fighter-bombers for possible air strikes to blunt the recently launched North Vietnamese invasion. The aircraft...
Nixon administration vows to Vietnamize the war
Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird announces that the United States is moving to Vietnamize the war as rapidly as possible. By this he meant that ...
Lemieux wins NHL scoring title, stops Gretzky streak
Mario Lemieux wins the Art Ross Trophy as the National Hockey Leagues top scorer on this day in 1988. Lemieuxs 168 points bested Wayne Gretzky ...
Texas Ranger Big Foot Wallace born
The legendary Texas Ranger and frontiersman Big Foot Wallace is born in Lexington Kentucky.In 1836 19-year-old William Alexander Anderson Wallac...
The Louisiana Hayride radio program premieres on KWKH-AM Shreveport
Even the most ardent non-fans of country music can probably name the weekly live show and radio program that is regarded as country musics biggest stage...
ACLU says it will contest obscenity of Howl
The American Civil Liberties Union announces it will defend Allen Ginsbergs book Howl against obscenity charges.The U.S. Customs Department had seized s...
Annie Hall beats out Star Wars for Best Picture
The rise of the action-adventure blockbuster was on the horizon but on this night in 1978 the small-scale romantic comedy triumphs over the big-budget space e...
Series of deadly twisters hits U.S. heartland
On this day in 1974 148 tornadoes hit the United States heartland within 16 hours. By the time the deadly storm ended 330 people had died. This was the larg...
Jesse James is murdered
One of Americas most famous criminals Jesse James is shot to death by fellow gang member Bob Ford who betrayed James for reward money. For 16 years ...
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