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September 3, 2006 Andre Agassi retires after winning 60 career titles September 3, 2004 After a 2-day standoff, Islamist terrorists murder about 340 held inside a school in Beslan, Russia September 3, 1995 Carolina Panthers lose their 1st NFL game (Atlanta-23 Carolina-20 OT) September 3, 1995 Jacksonville Jaguars lose their 1st NFL game (Houston-10, Jaguars-3) September 3, 1995 New York Yankee Tony Fernandez hits for the cycle September 3, 1995 Soyuz TM-22, launched into orbit September 3, 1994 Circulation of Netherlands Telegraph/News of the Day reaches 800,000 September 3, 1992 Jerry Lewis' 27th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $45,759,368 September 3, 1990 9th no-hitter of 1990: Blue Jay Dave Steib beats Cleveland 3-0 September 3, 1990 Beth Daniel wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic September 3, 1990 Helen Hudson sings national anthem in 26th park of year (San Diego) September 3, 1990 Jerry Lewis' 25th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $44,172,186 September 3, 1990 White Sox reliever Bobby Thigpen sets save record at 47 en route to 57 September 3, 1989 "Into the Woods" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 764 performances September 3, 1989 Iljushin-62 crashes down on residential area of Havana, 170 die September 3, 1989 Chris Evert defeats 15-year-old Monica Seles for her 101st and last U.S. Tennis Open singles victory September 3, 1988 Dennis Eckersley sets A's record with his 37th save en route to 45 September 3, 1987 Coup in Burundi suspends constitution September 3, 1986 Alan Ayckbourn's "Woman in Mind," premieres in London September 3, 1986 Astros and Cubs use a record 53 players in an 18 inning game September 3, 1985 20th Space Shuttle Mission (51-I)-Discovery 6-returns to Earth September 3, 1985 England regain Cricket Ashes by beating Australia at The Oval September 3, 1985 New York Met Gary Carter hits 3 consecutive home runs in a game September 3, 1984 28 year old Chicagoan wins $40 million in Illinois state lottery September 3, 1984 Bruce Sutter breaks NL record for saves in a season with his 38th September 3, 1984 Cindy Hill wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic September 3, 1984 Jerry Lewis' 19th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $32,074,566 September 3, 1984 South Africa adopts constitution September 3, 1982 Jorgensen government in Denmark resigns September 3, 1981 Gerald P Remy of Boston gets 6 hits in a baseball game September 3, 1981 Longest game in Fenway Park, suspended in 19, Mariners-7, Red Sox-7 September 3, 1979 Hurricane David, a strong Atlantic storm kills over 1,000 September 3, 1979 Iran army conquerors Mahabad September 3, 1979 Jerry Lewis' 14th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $30,000,000 September 3, 1979 Jo Ann Washam wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic September 3, 1978 Crew of Soyuz 31 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 29 September 3, 1978 Leonid Mossejev becomes European marathon champ (2:11:57.5) September 3, 1978 Pope John Paul I officially installed as 264th supreme pontiff September 3, 1977 Japan's Sadaharu Oh hits 756th HR to surpass Hank Aaron's total September 3, 1977 Last broadcast of "Mary Tyler Moore Show" on NBC-TV September 3, 1976 Viking 2 soft lands on Mars and returns photos September 3, 1975 Chartered 707 crashes in Atlas Mts of Morocco, 188 die September 3, 1975 Steve Garvey begins his NL record 1,207 consecutive game streak September 3, 1974 Giants John Montefusco makes his major league debut September 3, 1974 NBA guard Oscar Robinson retires September 3, 1974 U.S. and German DR establish diplomatic relations September 3, 1973 General Walters, ends term as acting director of CIA September 3, 1973 Jerry Lewis' 8th Muscular Dystrophy telethon September 3, 1971 John Lennon leaves U.K. for New York City, never to return September 3, 1971 Manlio Brosio resigns as Secretary-General of NATO September 3, 1971 Qatar regains complete independence from Britain September 3, 1971 Watergate team breaks into Daniel Ellsberg's doctor's office September 3, 1970 After NL record 1,117 consec games, Billy Williams asks to sit out September 3, 1970 Bill Halley and Comets reject $30,000 for 15 date tour of Australia September 3, 1970 Indonesian president Suharto visits Netherlands September 3, 1968 Chicago White Sox set AL record of 39 loses by 1 run September 3, 1967 Final episode of "What's My Line?," hosted by John Charles Daly September 3, 1967 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Ladies' World Series of Golf September 3, 1967 Last broadcast of "What's My Line" on CBS TV September 3, 1967 Nguyen Van Thieu elected President of South Vietnam under a new constitution September 3, 1967 Sweden begins driving on right-hand side of road September 3, 1967 WJPM TV channel 33 in Florence, South Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting September 3, 1966 24th World San Francisco Convention honors Gene Roddenberry September 3, 1966 Donovan hits #1 with "Sunshine Superman" September 3, 1965 Curt Flood's record of 568 straight chances without an error begins September 3, 1965 Garcia Godoy forms government in Dominican Republic September 3, 1965 Jim Hickman becomes 1st New York Met to hit 3 home runs in a game September 3, 1965 Pope Paul VI publishes encyclical Mysterium Fidei September 3, 1965 Preparing a move to Anaheim, Angels change their name from LA to California September 3, 1964 U.S. attorney general Robert Kennedy resigns September 3, 1964 Wilderness Act signed into law by President Lyndon B Johnson September 3, 1962 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Spokane Golf Open September 3, 1957 Dodgers play last game in Jersey City (11-4 in NJ) September 3, 1957 KTCA TV channel 2 in St. Paul-Minneapolis, MN (PBS) begins broadcasting September 3, 1957 Warren Spahn sets record for a lefty pitcher with 41st shut-out September 3, 1956 Tanks are deployed against racist demonstrators in Clinton, Tennessee September 3, 1955 KTBS TV channel 3 in Shreveport, LA (ABC) begins broadcasting September 3, 1954 China begins artillery bombing on Quemoy and Amoy September 3, 1954 Espionage and Sabotage Act of 1954 signed September 3, 1954 Pope Pius X canonized a saint September 3, 1953 French minister Francois Mitterrand, resigns due to colonial policy September 3, 1951 TV soap opera "Search for Tomorrow" debuts on CBS September 3, 1949 Fire in Chiang-king, China, destroys 7,000 lives September 3, 1948 W Gomulka deposed as general secretary of Polish Worker's party September 3, 1947 Philadelphia A's Bill McCahan no-hits Washington Senators, 3-0 September 3, 1947 Yanks get 18 singles to beat Red Soxs 11-2 September 3, 1945 65th U.S. Mens Tennis: Sgt Frank A Parker beats Wm Talbert (14-12 61 62) September 3, 1945 Japanese forces in Philippines surrender to Allies September 3, 1944 58th U.S. Womens Tennis: P Betz beats Margaret Osborne duPont (63 86) September 3, 1944 68th and last transport of Dutch Jews (Anne Frank) leaves to Auschwitz September 3, 1944 Canadian troops liberate Abbeville, France September 3, 1944 Frank Parker beats Bill Talbert for U.S. Tennis title September 3, 1944 French troops liberate Lyon September 3, 1944 Last transport from Westerbork to Auschwitz September 3, 1944 Prince Bernhard appointed supreme commander of Netherlands Domestic Arm Force September 3, 1944 Tank division of British Guards free Brussels September 3, 1943 British 8th army lands in South Italy (Messina) September 3, 1943 General Castellano signs cease fire treaty in Sicily September 3, 1941 1st use of Zyclon-B gas in Auschwitz (on Russian prisoners of war) September 3, 1941 KYW TV channel 3 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (NBC) begins broadcasting September 3, 1940 1st showing of color TV September 3, 1940 39.4 CM rainfall at Sapulpa Oklahoma (state record) September 3, 1940 Hitler orders invasion in England on Sept 21 (Operation-Seelowe) September 3, 1940 Netherlands government in exile of Gerbrandy forms London September 3, 1940 Sicherheits police bans Free masons, Rotary and Red Cross September 3, 1940 U.S. gives Britain 50 destroyers in exchange for Newfoundland base lease September 3, 1939 German U-boat sinks British passenger ship Athenia September 3, 1939 Great Britain and France declare war on Germany after invasion of Poland September 3, 1939 Yanks beat Red Sox on a forfeit, their 4th forfeit win September 3, 1939 Britain declares war on Germany. France follows 6 hours later quickly joined by Australia, NZ, South Africa and Canada September 3, 1938 1940 Olympic site changed from Tokyo Japan to Helsinki Finland September 3, 1936 3rd NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 7, Detroit 7 (76,000) September 3, 1935 1st automobile to exceed 300 mph, Sir Malcolm Campbell (301.337 mph) September 3, 1935 Andrew Varipapa sets bowling record of 2,652 points in 10 games September 3, 1934 Tunisia began its move for independence September 3, 1932 Ellsworth Vines beats Henri Cochet for U.S. Tennis title September 3, 1932 Jimmie Foxx of A's hits 50th and 51st home runs to become 3rd to hit 50 September 3, 1930 Hurricane kills 2,000, injures 4,000 (Dominican Republic) September 3, 1929 Dow Jones hits a record peak of 381.17 September 3, 1928 Baseball Hall of Famer Ty Cobb got his 4,191th and final career hit September 3, 1925 1st international handball match held September 3, 1925 Dirigible "Shenandoah" crashed near Caldwell Ohio, 13 die September 3, 1924 Civil war breaks out in China (Gen Tsi moves to Shanghai) September 3, 1924 L Stallings and M Anderson's "What Price Glory?," premieres in New York City September 3, 1923 Dorothys Donelly's "Poppy," premieres in New York City September 3, 1921 16th Davis Cup: USA beats Japan in New York (5-0) September 3, 1921 KPB, Communist Party of Belgium forms September 3, 1918 38th U.S. Mens Tennis: R L Murray beats William T Tilden (63 61 75) September 3, 1918 5 soldiers hanged for alleged participation in Houston riot of 1917 September 3, 1918 Allies forced Germans back across Hindenburg Line September 3, 1917 1st night bombing of London by German fighter planes September 3, 1917 German troops over run Riga Latvia September 3, 1917 Grover Cleveland Alexander pitches complete wins in a doubleheader September 3, 1917 Utrecht soccer team Holland forms September 3, 1916 Allies turned back Germans in WW I's Battle of Verdun September 3, 1914 British expeditionary army/general Lanrezacs army attacks the Marne September 3, 1914 Cardinal Giacome della Chiesa becomes Pope Benedict XV September 3, 1914 French troops vacate Reims September 3, 1914 Prince Wilhelm von Wied leaves Albania September 3, 1912 Arnold Schoenberg's "Funf Orchesterstucke," premieres September 3, 1912 World's 1st cannery opens in England to supply food to the navy September 3, 1911 31st U.S. Mens Tennis: Wm A Larned beats Maurice E McLoughlin (64 64 62) September 3, 1908 James Barries "What Every Woman Knows," premieres in London September 3, 1906 Philadelphia Giants win Negro Championship Cup in Philadelphia before 10,000 fans September 3, 1906 Yanks win 2nd game on a forfeit over A's; 2nd forfeit win September 3, 1904 St. Louis Olympics closes September 3, 1902 Pittsburgh Pirates, win earliest pennent (full season) September 3, 1902 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Illustrious Client" September 3, 1901 Boer General Smuts enters Kiba Drift in Cape Colony September 3, 1900 British annex Natal (South Africa) September 3, 1895 1st pro football game played, Latrobe beats Jeanette 12-0 (Penn) September 3, 1891 11th U.S. Mens Tennis: Oliver S Campbell beats C Hobart (26 75 79 61 62) September 3, 1891 Cotton pickers organize union and staged strike in Texas September 3, 1891 John Stephens Durham, named minister to Haiti September 3, 1890 Oliver S. Campbell wins U.S. Tennis Open September 3, 1888 East Africa Company political and commercial rights September 3, 1888 Queen Victoria grants William Mackinnons Imperial British September 3, 1882 French/Vietnamese/Chinese battle at Hanoi, 100s die September 3, 1881 1st U.S. Mens Tennis: Richard D Sears beats William E Glyn (60 63 62) September 3, 1881 Anton Bruckner completes his 6th Symphony September 3, 1878 England's Princess Alice sinks; 645 die September 3, 1865 Army commander in South Carolina orders Freedmen's Bureau to stop seizing land September 3, 1864 U.S., British, French and Dutch naval officer sails Staits of Simonoseki September 3, 1861 Confederate forces enter Kentucky, thus ending its neutrality September 3, 1852 Anti Jewish riots break out in Stockholm September 3, 1849 California State Constitutional Convention convenes in Monterey September 3, 1838 Frederick Douglass escapes from slavery disguised as a sailor September 3, 1833 NY Sun begins publishing (1st daily newspaper) September 3, 1832 Rebellious slaves set fire to Paramaribo Suriname September 3, 1826 USS Vincennes leaves New York to become 1st warship to circumnavigate globe September 3, 1791 French Constitution passed by French National Assembly September 3, 1783 Treaty of Paris signed (ending U.S. Revolutionary War) September 3, 1779 Earl d'orvilliers (French/Spanish Armada) sails back to Brest September 3, 1752 This day never happened nor next 10 as England adopts Gregorian Calendar. People riot thinking the government stole 11 days of their lives September 3, 1752 U.S. adopts Gregorian calender (becomes Sept 14) September 3, 1731 Willem KH Friso installed as viceroy of Friesland September 3, 1725 England, France, Hannover and Prussia sign Covenant of Hannover September 3, 1709 1st major group of Swiss/German colonists reaches NC/SC September 3, 1697 King William's War in America ends with Treaty of Ryswick September 3, 1683 Turkish troops break through defense of Vienna September 3, 1658 Richard Cromwell succeeds his father as English Lord Protector September 3, 1651 Battle at Worcester-Oliver Cromwell destroys English royalists September 3, 1650 Battle at Dunbar: England vs Scotland September 3, 1632 Battle at Nurnberg: Duke wallenstein beats Sweden September 3, 1543 Cardinal Beaton replaces earl Arran as regent for Mary of Scotland September 3, 1483 Utrecht surrenders to Habsburgs army September 3, 1260 Battle of Ain Djaloet, Palestine defeats Mongols army September 3, 1189 30 Jews are mnassacred at King Richard I (lion hearted) coronation September 3, 1189 England's King Richard I (the Lion-Hearted) crowned in Westminster September 3, 590 St. Gregory I begins his reign as Catholic Pope |