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This Day In History: September 3rd

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Communication
 
 
Crime and Corruption
1994
In Alaska, two teenagers were exiled by an American Indian Tribal panel. The teenagers were sent to an uninhabited island for one year for beating and robbing a pizza deliveryman.
 
Defence
1989
The U.S. began shipping military aircraft and weapons, worth $65 million, to Columbia in its fight against drug lords.
1994
Russia and China announced that they would no longer be targeting nuclear missiles or using force against each other.
Disasters
1989
A Cubana de Aviacion jetliner crashed in Havana killing 126 people on the plane and 26 people on the ground.
 
Discovery
1976
The U.S. spacecraft Viking 2 landed on Mars. The unmanned spacecraft took the first close-up, color photos of the planet's surface.
 
Education
 
 
Film, Television and Radio
1951
"Search for Tomorrow" debuted on CBS-TV.
1954
"The Lone Ranger" was heard on radio for the final time after 2,956 episodes over a period of 21 years.
1966
  The television series "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" ended after 14 years.

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
1967
  The TV game show "What's My Line?" broadcast its final episode. The show aired over 17 years on CBS.
1981
  David Brinkley left NBC News after 38 years to join with ABC.
Heads of State
1189
England's King Richard I was crowned in Westminster.
1658
Oliver Cromwell died.
1967
  Nguyen Van Thieu was elected president of South Vietnam under a new constitution.
Health and Social Welfare
 
 
Industry
1986
Peat Marwick International and Klynveld Main Goerdeler of the Netherlands agreed to merge and form the world’s largest accounting firm.
 
Law
 
 
Motor Sport
1935
Sir Malcolm Campbell became the first person to drive an automobile over 300 miles an hour. He reached 304.331 MPH on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah.
 
People
1838
  Frederick Douglass boarded a train in Maryland on his way to freedom from being a slave.
1945
Betty Hutton and Ted Briskin were married in Chicago's Drake Hotel.
Politics
1981
Egypt arrested more than 1,500 opponents of the government.
 
Publishing
1833
The first successful penny newspaper in the U.S., "The New York Sun," was launched by Benjamin H. Day.
 
Religion
 
 
Science
   
 
Sport
1895
The first professional football game was played in Latrobe, PA. The Latrobe YMCA defeated the Jeannette Athletic Club 12-0.
1970
  Vince Lombardi died of cancer at the age of 57.

Vince Lombardi
1984
Bruce Sutter of the St. Louis Cardinals set a National League record by earning his 38th save of the season.
1999
  Mario Lemieux's ownership group officially took over the National Hockey League's Pittsburgh Penguins. Lemieux became the first player in the modern era of sports to buy the team he had once played for.

Technology
 
 
The Arts
 
 
The Environment
 
 
The Law
 
 
The Workforce
1991
A fire broke out in the Imperial Food Products Inc. chicken processing plant in Hamlet, NC. The fire killed 25 people.
 
Trade and Economy
 
 
Transport
1967
In Sweden motorist stopped driving on the left side of the road and began driving on the right side.
 
War
1783
The Revolutionary War between the U.S. and Great Britain ended with the Treaty of Paris.
1939
British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, in a radio broadcast, announced that Britain and France had declared war on Germany. Germany had invaded Poland on September 1.
1943
  Italy was invaded by the Allied forces during World War 2.
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