World War II: US flying ace Major Greg "Pappy" Boyington is shot down in his Vought F4U Corsair by Captain Masajiro Kawato flying a Mitsubishi A6M Zero. Date: January 3, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today)

Popular Canadian American jockey George Woolf suffers a concussion during a freak racing accident; he dies from the injury the following day. The annual George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award is created to honor him. Date: January 3, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in…

Proceedings of the U.S. Congress are televised for the first time. Date: January 3, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, the central bank of the Philippines, is established. Date: January 3, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today)

Frances P. Bolton and her son, Oliver from Ohio, become the first mother and son to serve simultaneously in the U.S. Congress. Date: January 3, 1953 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in 1953 📅 On This Day (Today)

A fire damages the top part of the Eiffel Tower. Date: January 3, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in 1956 📅 On This Day (Today)

The West Indies Federation is formed. Date: January 3, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On This Day (Today)

Alaska is admitted as the 49th U.S. state. Date: January 3, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today)

Aero Flight 311 crashes into the forest in Kvevlax, Finland, killing 25 people. Date: January 3, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today)