What Happened On March 3

What Happened On Mar 3 Events

1431 Mar 3 Gabriele Condulmet (Eugene IV) elected Pope
Pope Eugene IV (1383 – February 23, 1447), born Gabriele Condulmer, was Pope from March 3, 1431, to his death. He was born in Venice to a rich merchant family, a Correr on his mother's...
1779 Mar 3 Battle of Brier Creek
On the afternoon of March 3, a rider galloped into the American camp, warning of the British approach. While the exact amount of time they had to deploy is uncertain, the relatively hurri...
1845 Mar 3 Florida is the 27th State Admitted to the Union
The Territory of East and West Florida was established March 3, 1821. With it came Peter W. Gautier Jr., appointed first U.S. Marshal for the territory on July 7, 1838, Territory of Flori...
1847 Mar 3 Alexander Graham Bell is Born
Alexander Bell was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on March 3, 1847. The family home was at 16 South Charlotte Street, and now has a commemorative marker at the doorstep, marking it as Alexan...
1854 Mar 3
to 1854 Mar 4
 Stephen Douglas Makes A Five And A Half Hour Speech in Support of the Kansas-Nebraska Act
The debate in the Senate concluded on March 4, 1854 when Stephen Douglas, beginning near midnight on March 3, made a five and a half hour speech. The final vote in favor of passage was 37...
1859 Mar 3 Q. K. Philander Doesticks Attends A Slave Auction
On March 3, 1859, journalist Q. K. Philander Doesticks (Mortimer Thomson) attended an auction of 436 men, women, and children formerly held by Pierce M. Butler. Butler's slaves were auct...
1863 Mar 3 First Battle of Fort McAllister
Other Names: None Location: Bryan County Campaign: Naval Attacks on Fort McAllister (1863) Date(s): March 3, 1863 Principal Commanders: Capt. P. Drayton, U.S.N. [US]; Capt. Ge...
1932 Mar 3 Japanese Army Withdraws from Shanghai, Officially Ending Conflict, Despite Continued Sporadic Fighting
On 29 February, the Japanese 11th Infantry Division landed near Liuhe behind Chinese lines. The defenders launched a desperate counterattack from 1 March but were unable to dislodge the J...
1939 Mar 3 Gandhi Announces Fast-Unto-Death in the Effort to Form a People's Council in Rajkot
Before the convening of the plenary session of the Congress Party at Tripuri on March 11, India watched with interest and alarm the struggle between the Mahatma and Shri Dharmendrasinhji,...
1950 Mar 3 "Love Happy" is Released
Love Happy (1949) was the 14th (including Humor Risk), and virtually the last, Marx Brothers movie (they would return to the big screen in 1957 for brief, separate appearances in The Stor...
1971 Mar 3 "Get Carter" Is Released
Get Carter is a 1971 crime film directed by Mike Hodges and starring Michael Caine as Jack Carter, a mobster who sets out to avenge the death of his brother in a series of unrelenting and...
1972 Mar 3 Stevie Wonder Releases Music of My Mind
Music of My Mind is a landmark album by Stevie Wonder, released on March 3, 1972 (see 1972 in music). It was the first of five consecutive albums widely hailed as his "classic period", al...
1974 Mar 3 Turkish Airlines Flight 981 Crashes from Cargo Hatch Failure
Turkish Airlines Flight 981 was a McDonnell Douglas DC-10, registered TC-JAV and nicknamed the Ankara, that crashed just outside Senlis, France, on 3 March 1974 killing all on board. Know...
1978 Mar 3 "Zappa in New York" by Frank Zappa Is Released
Zappa in New York is a live album by Frank Zappa. It was recorded at a series of concerts at New York City's Palladium in December 1976, Zappa had originally intended to release the al...
1979 Mar 3 "Sheik Yerbouti" by Frank Zappa Is Released
Sheik Yerbouti is a double vinyl album by Frank Zappa featuring material recorded in 1977 and 1978. It was first released on March 3 1979 as the first release on Zappa Records and re-issu...
1986 Mar 3 Metallica releases Master of Puppets
Master of Puppets is the third album by American heavy metal band Metallica. The album was released on March 3, 1986 through Elektra Records. Master of Puppets marks the last recording by...
1995 Mar 3 FDA Approves Bristol-Myers Squibb's Glucophage
Glucophage is an oral diabetes medicine that helps control blood sugar levels. Glucophage is for people with type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes. Glucophage is sometimes used in co...
1995 Mar 3 FDA Approves Novartis's Lotrel to Lower Hypertension
Lotrel is a combination medication that contains an angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor and a calcium-channel blocker. It is used in the treatment of high blood pressure. High b...
1997 Mar 3 U2 releases ninth studio album, "Pop"
Pop is the ninth studio album by Irish rock band U2, released in March 1997. It is notable for combining elements of popular techno, dance, and electronica influences with traditional alt...
1998 Mar 3 Joe Satriani Releases "Crystal Planet"
Crystal Planet is a 1998 instrumental rock album from guitarist Joe Satriani. It is likened to his classic 1989 release Flying in a Blue Dream in terms of sonics (returning from the blues...
1998 Mar 3 Madonna Releases Ray of Light
Ray of Light is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Madonna, released on March 3, 1998 by Maverick Records. After giving birth to her daughter Lourdes, Madonna collabor...
1999 Mar 3 N.W.A Releases "The N.W.A. Legacy, Vol. 1: 1988-1999"
The N.W.A Legacy, Vol. 1: 1988-1998 is a compilation of various tracks by N.W.A and its solo members Ice Cube, Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, MC Ren, and Yella. There are only three tracks by the group...
2000 Mar 3 "Beautiful People" Is Released
Beautiful People is a 2000 comedy film directed by Jasmin Dizdar. It is set in London during the time of the Bosnian war. Essentially a black comedy, the plot revolves around six stori...
2006 Mar 3 "Aquamarine" Is Released
Aquamarine is an American-Australian co-production 2006 film starring Joanna "JoJo" Levesque, Emma Roberts and Sara Paxton. The film, which was made in both the United States and Australi...
2007 Mar 3 UFC 68: The Uprising
UFC 68: The Uprising was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 3, 2007 at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. UFC 68 was the first UFC event h...
2008 Mar 3 Giuseppe Di Stefano Dies
Giuseppe Di Stefano (24 July 1921 – 3 March 2008) was an Italian operatic tenor who sang professionally from the late 1940s until the early 1970s. He was also known for his long-term perf...
2008 Mar 3 Institute Renamed the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
A longtime advocate for children's health and disability issues, Shriver was a key founder of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), a part of the National ...
2008 Mar 3 Rascal Flatts' Single "Every Day" Is Released
"Every Day" is a Grammy Award nominated single by American country pop group Rascal Flatts. It is the third single released from their 2007 album Still Feels Good, and the nineteenth Top ...
2009 Mar 3 "Carnival of Souls" Rifftrax is Released
Most carnival going experiences follow roughly the same pattern: some trouble-maker suggests it and, due to alcohol use or lack of personal will power, you ignore the alarm claxon blaring...
2009 Mar 3 Philadelphia Flyers defeat Boston Bruins, 4-2
For the slip-sliding Bruins, it has come down to this most unlikely scenario: gut-check time tomorrow at home against the lowly Phoenix Coyotes, with everybody in the organization anxious...
2010 Mar 3 Boston Celtics defeat Charlotte Bobcats, 104-80
Stephen Jackson felt the Celtics carried their dominance of the Bobcats to a personal level, and last night’s 104-80 Boston win left Jackson seething because of some in-game trash talk. ...
2010 Mar 3 Crystal Bowersox Performs 'As Long As I See The Light' on American Idol
In her intro segment, Crystal reveals that she has a twin brother, and she keeps a trinket bag with her as something of a good-luck charm. Tonight, she plans to put a "gospel-y, church...
2010 Mar 3 Dallas Mavericks defeat Minnesota Timberwolves, 112-109
Not that long ago, Darko Milicic ate hamburgers in the locker room before games because he knew there wasn't a prayer he'd play for the New York Knicks that night. Wednesday night, he ...
2010 Mar 3 Milwaukee Bucks defeat Washington Wizards, 100-87
Milwaukee Bucks coach Scott Skiles is not ready to declare his team one of the defensive juggernauts of the National Basketball Association. Marked improvement has being shown on the d...
2010 Mar 3 New York Knicks defeat Detroit Pistons, 128-104
KNICKS 128, PISTONS 104 The Detroit Pistons, if you can believe it, are a bigger mess than the Knicks. With Bill Walker making his first career start and Tracy McGrady needlessly pl...
2011 Mar 3 Gadhafi's Forces Launch Air Strikes Against Rebels in Oil-Rich Town of Brega
Libyan air forces rained at least three airstrikes down on Brega today, a day after rebel forces drove Gadhafi loyalists out of the major oil town. There was also a strike just outside of...
2011 Mar 3 Grand Jury Indicts Jared Loughner on 46 News Charges in Giffords Shooting
Jared Lee Loughner was charged on new counts that include the murders of US District Judge John Roll and Giffords aide Gabe Zimmerman, according to an indictment released today. A federal...
2011 Mar 3 President Obama Orders Planes Sent to Evacuate Libyan Refugees
"The US and the entire world continues to be outraged by the appalling violence against the Libyan people. Moammar Gadhafi has lost the legitimacy to lead, and he must leave." —President Obama
2011 Mar 3 Protesters Leave Madison
The final group of pro-union protesters left Wisconsin's Capitol peacefully late Thursday night, after a judge ordered their removal. The judge ruled that activists could not stay in the ...
2011 Mar 3 Wisconsin Senate Orders Arrest of Absent Democrats
This is way more serious than yanking their photocopying privileges. Republicans in the Wisconsin Senate today declared the missing Democrats in contempt and ordered their arrest, reports...