What Happened on 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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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.... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

"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... Read more

"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... Read more

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... Read more

"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... Read more

"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... Read more

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.... Read more

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)... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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.... Read more

"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... Read more

"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... Read more

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... Read more

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.... Read more

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... Read more