Birthday October 03, 1605 Li Tzu-ch'eng, Chinese revolutionary, dethroned last Ming emperor
Birthday October 03, 1800 George Bancroft, historian
Birthday October 03, 1803 John Gorrie, invented cold-air process of refrigeration
Birthday October 03, 1804 Townsend Harris, 1st Western consul to reside in Japan
Birthday October 03, 1814 Mikhail Lermontov, leading Russian Romantic poet, novelist
Birthday October 03, 1859 Elenora Duse, in Italy, Actress
Birthday October 03, 1888 Carl von Ossietzky, German journalist, pacifist (Nobel 1935)
Birthday October 03, 1899 Gertrude Berg, Molly Goldberg
Birthday October 03, 1925 Gore Vidal, writer (Myra Breckinridge, Lincoln)
Birthday October 03, 1935 Charles M. Duke Jr, astronaut (Apollo 16)
Birthday October 03, 1935 Eileen Brennan
Birthday October 03, 1941 Chubby Checker, singer
Birthday October 03, 1950 Pamela Hensley, in LA
Birthday October 03, 1951 Dave Winfield, NY Yankee
Birthday October 03, 1959 Jack Wagner, General Hospital's rocker
Birthday October 03, 1964 Clive Owen born
History October 03, 1264 The comet said to predict the death of Pope Urban IV is last seen
History October 03, 1781 French and Americans cut off British supplies at Gloucester
History October 03, 1789 Washington proclaims the 1st national Thanksgiving Day on Nov 26
History October 03, 1862 Battle of Corinth
History October 03, 1863 Lincoln designates last Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day
History October 03, 1863 Lincoln proclaims official Thanksgiving holiday
History October 03, 1873 U.S. Army hangs four Modoc Indians for the murder of a Civil War hero
History October 03, 1895 The Red Badge of Courage is published
History October 03, 1913 Federal Income Tax is signed into law (at 1%)
History October 03, 1917 War Revenue Act passed in U.S.
History October 03, 1920 NFL (then American Pro Football Association) plays 1st games
History October 03, 1932 Iraq wins independence
History October 03, 1932 Iraq gains full independence from Britain
History October 03, 1935 Italy invades Ethiopia
History October 03, 1942 Germany conducts first successful V-2 rocket test
History October 03, 1942 Launch of the 1st A-4/V-2 rocket to altitude of 53 miles
History October 03, 1947 With only 1 out to go Yank Floyd Beven gives up a double breaking his world series no hit bid it scored 2 runs & he lost the game.
History October 03, 1947 1st telescope lens 200 inches in diameter completed
History October 03, 1948 NFL becomes 1st sport of the week
History October 03, 1950 1st black lead (Ethel Waters) on TV - Beulah
History October 03, 1951 The shot heard round the world
History October 03, 1951 Bobby Thomson HR - The Giants win the pennant
History October 03, 1952 Britain successfully tests A-bomb
History October 03, 1952 1st video recording on magnetic tape LA Ca
History October 03, 1954 Father Knows Best premiers
History October 03, 1955 Mickey Mouse Club premiers
History October 03, 1955 Captain Kangaroo premieres Good Morning Captain!
History October 03, 1960 Yanks win 8-7 & end season on a 15 game win streak
History October 03, 1960 SF's White House dept store 1st to accept BankAmericard
History October 03, 1961 Dick Van Dyke Show premiers
History October 03, 1961 UAW walks out on Ford
History October 03, 1962 Wally Schirra in Sigma 7 launched into earth orbit
History October 03, 1965 Whitey Ford notches #232 to become Yankees winningest pitcher
History October 03, 1967 William Knight sets world speed record for fixed-wing craft of 4 534 MPH (Mach 6.72) in X-15
History October 03, 1967 Writer, singer and folk icon Woody Guthrie dies
History October 03, 1967 Operation Wallowa commences
History October 03, 1968 Twenty-four die in Army helicopter accident
History October 03, 1972 Spaceflight 71-2 launched; 1st flexible substrate photovoltaic flown
History October 03, 1981 Maze hunger strike called off
History October 03, 1985 Space shuttle Atlantis makes all-military maiden flight
History October 03, 1990 East and West Germany reunite after 45 years
History October 03, 2005 Hurricane Stan bears down on Mexico
History October 03, 2011 Amanda Knox murder conviction overturned in Italy
October 03, 1605 Li Tzu-ch'eng, Chinese revolutionary, dethroned last Ming emperor
October 03, 1800 George Bancroft, historian
October 03, 1803 John Gorrie, invented cold-air process of refrigeration
October 03, 1804 Townsend Harris, 1st Western consul to reside in Japan
October 03, 1814 Mikhail Lermontov, leading Russian Romantic poet, novelist
October 03, 1859 Elenora Duse, in Italy, Actress
October 03, 1888 Carl von Ossietzky, German journalist, pacifist (Nobel 1935)
October 03, 1899 Gertrude Berg, Molly Goldberg
October 03, 1925 Gore Vidal, writer (Myra Breckinridge, Lincoln)
October 03, 1935 Charles M. Duke Jr, astronaut (Apollo 16)
October 03, 1935 Eileen Brennan
October 03, 1941 Chubby Checker, singer
October 03, 1950 Pamela Hensley, in LA
October 03, 1951 Dave Winfield, NY Yankee
October 03, 1959 Jack Wagner, General Hospital's rocker
October 03, 1964 Clive Owen born
October 03, 1264 The comet said to predict the death of Pope Urban IV is last seen
October 03, 1781 French and Americans cut off British supplies at Gloucester
October 03, 1789 Washington proclaims the 1st national Thanksgiving Day on Nov 26
October 03, 1862 Battle of Corinth
October 03, 1863 Lincoln designates last Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day
October 03, 1863 Lincoln proclaims official Thanksgiving holiday
October 03, 1873 U.S. Army hangs four Modoc Indians for the murder of a Civil War hero
October 03, 1895 The Red Badge of Courage is published
October 03, 1913 Federal Income Tax is signed into law (at 1%)
October 03, 1917 War Revenue Act passed in U.S.
October 03, 1920 NFL (then American Pro Football Association) plays 1st games
October 03, 1932 Iraq wins independence
October 03, 1932 Iraq gains full independence from Britain
October 03, 1935 Italy invades Ethiopia
October 03, 1942 Germany conducts first successful V-2 rocket test
October 03, 1942 Launch of the 1st A-4/V-2 rocket to altitude of 53 miles
October 03, 1947 With only 1 out to go Yank Floyd Beven gives up a double breaking his world series no hit bid it scored 2 runs & he lost the game.
October 03, 1947 1st telescope lens 200 inches in diameter completed
October 03, 1948 NFL becomes 1st sport of the week
October 03, 1950 1st black lead (Ethel Waters) on TV - Beulah
October 03, 1951 The shot heard round the world
October 03, 1951 Bobby Thomson HR - The Giants win the pennant
October 03, 1952 Britain successfully tests A-bomb
October 03, 1952 1st video recording on magnetic tape LA Ca
October 03, 1954 Father Knows Best premiers
October 03, 1955 Mickey Mouse Club premiers
October 03, 1955 Captain Kangaroo premieres Good Morning Captain!
October 03, 1960 Yanks win 8-7 & end season on a 15 game win streak
October 03, 1960 SF's White House dept store 1st to accept BankAmericard
October 03, 1961 Dick Van Dyke Show premiers
October 03, 1961 UAW walks out on Ford
October 03, 1962 Wally Schirra in Sigma 7 launched into earth orbit
October 03, 1965 Whitey Ford notches #232 to become Yankees winningest pitcher
October 03, 1967 William Knight sets world speed record for fixed-wing craft of 4 534 MPH (Mach 6.72) in X-15
October 03, 1967 Writer, singer and folk icon Woody Guthrie dies
October 03, 1967 Operation Wallowa commences
October 03, 1968 Twenty-four die in Army helicopter accident
October 03, 1972 Spaceflight 71-2 launched; 1st flexible substrate photovoltaic flown
October 03, 1981 Maze hunger strike called off
October 03, 1985 Space shuttle Atlantis makes all-military maiden flight
October 03, 1990 East and West Germany reunite after 45 years
October 03, 2005 Hurricane Stan bears down on Mexico
October 03, 2011 Amanda Knox murder conviction overturned in Italy