What Happened on Apr 3

Mary Anne Clarke Is Born

Mary Anne Clarke (born Mary Anne Thompson 3 April 1776–21 June 1852) was the mistress of Frederick, Duke of York and became the Duke's mistress in... Read more

John Burroughs Is Born

Writer John Burroughs was born on April 3, 1837, in Roxbury, New York. Like Henry David Thoreau before him, Burroughs gained a wide following for... Read more

Battle of Elkin's Ferry - Confederates Unable to Prevent Union River Crossing

Description: During the expedition, Union forces sought a ford to cross the Little Missouri River because other roads were impassible. They reached... Read more

Battle of Namozine Church

Other Names: None Location: Amelia County Campaign: Appomattox Campaign (March-April 1865) Date(s): April 3 1865 Principal Commanders:... Read more

Jesse James is Assassinated by Robert Ford

With his gang nearly annihilated, James trusted only the Ford brothers, Charley and Robert. Although Charley had been out on raids with James, Bob... Read more

Oscar Wilde Brings Libel Charges Against the Marquess of Queensberry

At the Albemarle Club where Wilde dined, Queensberry left his calling card complete with misspelling of the libelous word: "To Oscar Wilde, posing... Read more

Jan Sterling Is Born

Most active in films during the 1950s, Sterling received a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in The High and the... Read more

Marlon Brando is Born

Marlon Brando, Jr. (April 3, 1924 – July 1, 2004) was an American actor whose body of work spanned over half a century. As a young sex symbol,... Read more

2nd Academy Awards

The 2nd Academy Awards were presented on April 3, 1930 at an awards banquet in the Cocoanut Grove of The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, and... Read more

Katyn Forest Massacre

On April 13, 1943, the Germans announced that mass graves had been discovered in the Katyn Forest, in their area of occupation, containing the... Read more

Soviets Begin Month-long Murder of Polish Prisoners, Known as the Katyn Massacre

After 3 April, 1940, at least 22,436 POWs and prisoners were executed: 15,131 POWs (most or all of them from the three camps) and at least 7,305... Read more

Craig Wood wins the 8th Masters Tournament

...by the time Wood reached the 1941 Masters, he was still winless in majors, but had lost playoffs at all four of what are now known as the major... Read more

Jackie Robinson inducted into US Army

After being drafted, Robinson was assigned to a segregated Army cavalry unit in Fort Riley, Kansas. Having the requisite qualifications, Robinson... Read more

Jimmy Demaret wins the 11th Masters Tournament

Demaret won by posting sub-par scores in all four rounds, and he was the first golfer to do that in The Masters. He finished at 7-under 281, two... Read more

Truman Signs the Marshall Plan

The Marshall Plan (from its enactment, officially the European Recovery Program, ERP) was the primary plan of the United States for rebuilding and... Read more

Sam Snead wins the 16th Masters Tournament

Battling strong winds the final two days, Sam Snead won his second Masters title, this one by four strokes over Jack Burke. Ben Hogan hosted the... Read more

Arnold Palmer wins the 22nd Masters Tournament

The 1958 Masters is where Palmer became the biggest star in golf. It was his first major championship victory, and the first of his eventual four... Read more

"Saturday Night And Sunday Morning" Is Released

Saturday Night and Sunday Morning is a 1960 film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Alan Sillitoe. Sillitoe wrote the screenplay... Read more

Mike Ness is born

Mike Ness is an American guitarist, vocalist, and chief songwriter for the punk rock band Social Distortion, which was formed in 1978. As of Dennis... Read more

U.S. Military Launches Operation Steel Tiger

Operation Steel Tiger was a covert U.S. 2nd Air Division, later Seventh Air Force and U.S. Navy Task Force 77 aerial interdiction effort targeted... Read more

Super Outbreak

This week marks the 25th anniversary of the April 3-4, 1974, super tornado outbreak. It was the worst tornado outbreak in U.S. history with 148... Read more

Beginning of Mass Evacuation of Children from South Vietnam, Codenamed Operation Babylift

Operation Babylift was the name given to the mass evacuation of children from South Vietnam to the United States and other countries (including... Read more

50th Academy Awards

The 50th Academy Awards were held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California on April 3, 1978. The ceremonies were presided over... Read more

TWA Flight 840 Attack

On April 3, 1986 a Trans World Airline flight was brought down by a bomb. The flight was number 840 and was on way from Cairo to Athens. It is... Read more

Voivod release Killing Technology

Killing Technology is the third album from Canadian Thrash metal/Progressive metal band Voivod. It was released in 1987 on Noise Records and was... Read more