What Happened on Aug 3

Christopher Columbus Sets Out To Find The New World

On August 3, 1492, Christopher Columbus set out on his first voyage to what came to be known as the New World. With three ships and a crew of... Read more

Battle of Freiburg

The Battle of Freiburg, also called the Three Day Battle, took place on August 3, August 5 and August 9, 1644 as part of the Thirty Years' War. The... Read more

Second Battle of Nördlingen

The second Battle of Nördlingen (or Battle of Allerheim) was fought on August 3, 1645 southeast of Nördlingen near the village of Alerheim. France... Read more

Battle Of Fort William Henry

The Battle of Fort William Henry or Siege of Fort William Henry was General Montcalm's siege and capture of the British–held Fort William Henry in... Read more

Lincoln Elected to Congress as Whig Representative from Illinois

In 1846 Lincoln was elected to one term in the U.S. House of Representatives. A staunch Whig, Lincoln often referred to party leader Henry Clay as... Read more

Siege of Fort Gaines

The Siege of Fort Gaines occurred between August 3 and 8, 1864, during the American Civil War. It took place in the Mobile Bay area of Alabama as... Read more

Germany Declares War on France

On the afternoon of this day in 1914, two days after declaring war on Russia, Germany declares war on France, moving ahead with a long-held... Read more

Germany Invades Belgium

King Albert of Belgium exerted himself to repel the invaders. By his orders nearly all the bridges, roads and tunnels in the Ardennes district,... Read more

Battle Of Romani

The Battle of Romani took place near the Egyptian town of Romani which lies 23 miles (37 km) east of the Suez Canal near the Mediterranean shore of... Read more

Calvin Coolidge Takes The Presidential Oath

Calvin Coolidge took the presidential oath of office on August 3, 1923, after the unexpected death in office of President Warren Harding. The new... Read more

Jesse Owens wins 4 gold medals at 1936 Summer Olympics

In 1936, Owens arrived in Berlin to compete for the United States in the Summer Olympics. Adolf Hitler was using the games to show the world a... Read more

Szczurowa Massacre

The massacre in Szczurowa was the murder of 93 Romani people (also known as Gypsies), including children, women and the elderly, by German Nazi... Read more

"Darling" Is Released

Darling is a 1965 British comedy/drama film written by Frederic Raphael, directed by John Schlesinger, and starring Julie Christie, Dirk Bogarde,... Read more

Stevie Wonder Releases Innervisions

Innervisions is an album by Stevie Wonder, released on Tamla/Motown on August 3, 1973 (see 1973 in music). It was the third of five consecutive... Read more

Federal Air Traffic Controllers Go on Strike

Only a short time into his administration, federal air traffic controllers went on strike, violating a regulation prohibiting government unions... Read more

Def Leppard release Hysteria

Hysteria is the fourth studio album by the English Heavy Metal band Def Leppard. It was released on August 3, 1987 through Mercury Records. It is... Read more

DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp

DuckTales The Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp is an animated non-feature film released by The Walt Disney Company in 1990; it is based on the... Read more

"Metropolitan" Is Released

Metropolitan is the first film by director and screenwriter Whit Stillman. It received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay. Shot on... Read more

Voivod release The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits is the seventh album released by Canadian heavy metal band Voivod, issued via Mechanic/MCA Records in 1993. This was the final... Read more

"Eat Drink Man Woman" Is Released

Eat Drink Man Woman (traditional Chinese: 飲食男女; simplified Chinese: 饮食男女; pinyin: yǐn shí nán nǚ) is a Taiwanese film directed by Ang Lee and... Read more

Down By Law releases Fly the Flag

Fly the Flag is the sixth full length album by Down by Law that was released in 1999. This album marked their departure from Epitaph Records. Read more

French Heat Wave of 2003

Between August 3 and August 13, temperatures regularly exceeded 40 C (104 F), TF1 reported. Typically, the temperature in August in Paris is around... Read more

FDA Approves Lilly's Cymbalta

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Cymbalta(R) (duloxetine HCl; pronounced SIM-BALL-TA), judging it a safe and effective... Read more

Lollapalooza 2007

Pearl Jam’s Fierce, Political Headlining Set Brings Lollapalooza 2007 to a Fitting End Lollapalooza’s day three special collaboration arrives... Read more

Seattle Mariners defeat Boston Red Sox, 7-4

SEATTLE -- You can't blame the city, the ballpark, the novelty choo-choo, Puget Sound, Mount Rainier, Pike's Market, the coffee, or the sushi for... Read more