A protest by agricultural workers in Baixa de Cassanje, Portuguese Angola, turns into a revolt, opening the Angolan War of Independence, the first of the Portuguese Colonial Wars. Date: January 3, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today)
The SL-1 nuclear reactor, near Idaho Falls, Idaho, is destroyed by a steam explosion in the only reactor incident in the United States to cause immediate fatalities. Date: January 3, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today)
Cold War: After a series of economic retaliations against one another, the United States severs diplomatic relations with Cuba. Date: January 3, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today)
Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro. Date: January 3, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today)
The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, comes into force. Date: January 3, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today)
Apple Computer is incorporated. Date: January 3, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today)
Varig Flight 797 crashes near Akouré in the Ivory Coast, resulting in 50 deaths. Date: January 3, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today)
United States invasion of Panama: Manuel Noriega, former leader of Panama, surrenders to American forces. Date: January 3, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today)
CommutAir Flight 4821 crashes on approach to Adirondack Regional Airport, in Saranac Lake, New York, killing two people. Date: January 3, 1992 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in 1992 📅 On This Day (Today)
In Moscow, Russia, George H. W. Bush and Boris Yeltsin sign the second Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START). Date: January 3, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 3 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today)