New Post-War Japanese Constitution Takes Effect May 3, 1947
New post-war Japanese constitution goes into effect. Date: May 3, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today)
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Supreme Court Invalidates Racial Housing Covenants, May 3, 1948
The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Shelley v. Kraemer that covenants prohibiting the sale of real estate to blacks and other minorities are legally unenforceable. Date: May 3, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today)
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Senate Begins Closed-Door Hearings on MacArthur Relief, May 3, 1951
The United States Senate Committee on Armed Services and United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations begin their closed door hearings into the relief of Douglas MacArthur by U.S. President Harry Truman. Date: May 3, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅…
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London Royal Festival Hall Opens for Festival of Britain, May 3, 1951
London's Royal Festival Hall opens with the Festival of Britain. Date: May 3, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅 On This Day (Today)
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Kentucky Derby First National Television Broadcast on CBS, May 3, 1952
The Kentucky Derby is televised nationally for the first time, on the CBS network. Date: May 3, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today)
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US Plane Lands at North Pole by Fletcher and Benedict, May 3, 1952
Lieutenant Colonels Joseph O. Fletcher and William P. Benedict of the United States land a plane at the North Pole. Date: May 3, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today)
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Pit River Bridge Rescue Photographed by Virginia Schau, May 3, 1953
Two men are rescued from a semitrailer that crashed over the side of the Pit River Bridge before it fell into the Sacramento River. Amateur photographer Virginia Schau photographs "Rescue on Pit River Bridge", the first and only winning submission for the Pulitzer Prize for Photography to have been taken by a woman. Date: May…
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Walter O’Malley Agrees to Move Brooklyn Dodgers to Los Angeles May 3, 1957
Walter O'Malley, the owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers, agrees to move the team from Brooklyn to Los Angeles. Date: May 3, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today)
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Birmingham Police Crack Down on Civil Rights Protesters, May 3, 1963
The police force in Birmingham, Alabama switches tactics and responds with violent force to stop the "Birmingham campaign" protesters. Images of the violent suppression are transmitted worldwide, bringing new-found attention to the civil rights movement. Date: May 3, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day…
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Braniff Flight 352 Crashes Near Dawson, Texas, Killing 85 May 3, 1968
Eighty-five people are killed when Braniff International Airways Flight 352 crashes near Dawson, Texas. Date: May 3, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today)
