The Australia Act 1986 commences, causing Australia to become fully independent from the United Kingdom. Date: March 3, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 3 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today)
United Airlines Flight 585 crashes on its final approach to Colorado Springs killing everyone on board. Date: March 3, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 3 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)
An amateur video captures the beating of Rodney King by Los Angeles police officers. Date: March 3, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 3 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)
Margaret Wilson is elected as Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives, beginning a period lasting until August 23, 2006, where all the highest political offices (including Elizabeth II as Head of State), were occupied by women, making New Zealand the first country for this to occur. Date: March 3, 2005 Read more on…
Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly an airplane non-stop around the world solo without refueling. Date: March 3, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 3 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)
James Roszko murders four Royal Canadian Mounted Police constables during a drug bust at his property in Rochfort Bridge, Alberta, then commits suicide. This is the deadliest peace-time incident for the RCMP since 1885 and the North-West Rebellion. Date: March 3, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 3 📅 Events…
A bomb blast in Karachi, Pakistan, kills at least 48 people and injured 200 others in a predominantly Shia Muslim area. Date: March 3, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 3 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This Day (Today)
The U.S. Congress passes the Platt Amendment limiting the autonomy of Cuba, as a condition of the withdrawal of American troops. Date: March 2, 1901 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day in 1901 📅 On This Day (Today)
United States Steel Corporation is founded as a result of a merger between Carnegie Steel Company and Federal Steel Company which became the first corporation in the world with a market capital over $1 billion. Date: March 2, 1901 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day…
In New York City the Martha Washington Hotel opens, becoming the first hotel exclusively for women. Date: March 2, 1903 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day in 1903 📅 On This Day (Today)