What Happened on Sep 3

Battle of Ain Jalut

The Battle of Ain Jalut (or Ayn Jalut, in Arabic: عين جالوت, the "Spring of Goliath") took place on 3 September 1260 between the Egyptian Mamluks... Read more

Battle Of Cooch's Bridge

The Battle of Cooch's Bridge was a minor skirmish action between American militia and Hessian troops during the American Revolutionary War. On... Read more

Treaty of Paris

The treaty document was signed at the Hôtel de York – which is now 56 Rue Jacob – by John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and John Jay (representing the... Read more

Treaty Of Paris Is Ratified

The Treaty of Paris, signed on September 3, 1783, ratified by the Congress of the Confederation on January 14, 1784 and by the King of Great... Read more

French Constitution of 1791

The short-lived French Constitution of 1791 was the first written constitution of France. One of the basic precepts of the revolution was adopting... Read more

Frederick Douglass Escapes From Slavery

On September 3, 1838, abolitionist, journalist, author, and human rights advocate Frederick Douglass made his dramatic escape from... Read more

Louis Henri Sullivan Is Born

Architect and writer Louis Henri Sullivan was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on September 3, 1856. Sullivan spent much of his youth on his... Read more

Louis Sullivan Born

Louis Henri Sullivan (September 3, 1856 – April 14, 1924) was an American architect, and has been called the "father of modernism." He is... Read more

Union Forces Defeat Several Native American Tribes at the Battle of Whitestone Hill

Description: Following Brig. Gen. Henry Hastings Sibley’s victories over the Sioux, he left the area, crossing the James River. The Sioux then... Read more

Sinking of the SS Princess Alice

The lifeless frames of men and women lay about, and out on the balcony, from which the directors had so often looked upon their fleet through the... Read more

Hugstetten Rail Disaster

The Hugstetten rail disaster occurred on the railway line between Freiburg im Breisgau and Breisach am Rhein on 3 September 1882. With 64 killed... Read more

Giacomo Chiesa (Benedict XV) elected Pope

Pope Benedict XV (Latin: Benedictus PP. XV, Italian: Benedetto XV; 21 November 1854 – 22 January 1922), born Giacomo Paolo Giovanni Battista della... Read more

Battle Of Guillemont

The Battle of Guillemont was a British assault on the German-held village of Guillemont during the 1916 Battle of the Somme. Guillemont lay on... Read more

Ernest Hemingway Marries Hadley Richardson

She was raised in St. Louis, Missouri and married Ernest Hemingway on September 3, 1921. Together they moved to Paris, France, and in the fall of... Read more

Wreck of the USS Shenandoah

The first rigid airship to be designed and built by the United States Navy, Shenandoah was designed by the Bureau of Aeronautics; fabricated at the... Read more

Alexander Fleming First Discovers Penicillin

For the first 2 million years or so of human history, bacterial infections—pneumonia, scarlet fever, syphilis, festering wounds—were often... Read more

Battle of the Atlantic

The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest continuous military campaign of World War II, (though some say it was a series of naval military... Read more

Winston Churchill is Re-Appointed First Lord Of The Admiralty

After the Tories were defeated in 1929, Churchill fell out with Baldwin over the question of giving India further self-government. Churchill became... Read more

Anne Frank is Transported from Westerbork to Auschwitz Concentration Camp

On September 3, the group was deported on what would be the last transport from Westerbork to the Auschwitz concentration camp, and arrived after a... Read more

Skinny Dennis Is Born

Skinny Dennis Sanchez (September 3, 1946 – March 20, 1975) was a country musician in the Los Angeles area. He played the upright bass, most... Read more

Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson Dies

Alan "Blind Owl" Christie Wilson (July 4, 1943 – September 3, 1970) was the leader, singer, and primary composer in the American blues band Canned... Read more

The "White House Plumbers" Burglarize a Psychiatrist's Office to Find Files on Daniel Ellsberg

The White House Plumbers, sometimes simply called the Plumbers, were a covert White House Special Investigations Unit established July 24, 1971... Read more

"Powerslave" by Iron Maiden Is Released

Powerslave is the fifth studio album by the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released on September 3, 1984 on EMI in Europe and its sister... Read more

Judas Priest release Painkiller

Painkiller is a 1990 gold-certified album by British heavy metal band Judas Priest, their 12th studio album. The album was recorded at Miraval... Read more

Napalm Death release Harmony Corruption

Harmony Corruption is the third album by Napalm Death. It was released in 1990 on Earache Records. The style of the album was more death metal than... Read more