Sir Malcolm Campbell reaches a speed of 304.331 miles per hour on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, becoming the first person to drive an…
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3 September 1666
The Royal Exchange burns down in the Great Fire of London. The Great Fire of London was a major conflagration that swept through the central…
3 September 1651
The Battle of Worcester is the last significant action in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. The Battle of Worcester, which took place on September…
3 September 1997
Vietnam Airlines Flight 815 (Tupolev Tu-134) crashes on approach into Phnom Penh airport, killing 64.
3 September 1950
“Nino” Farina becomes the first Formula One Drivers’ champion after winning the 1950 Italian Grand Prix. [wiki]Giuseppe_Farina[/wiki]
3 September 2004
Beslan school siege results in over 330 fatalities, including 186 children. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beslan_school_siege’]
3 September 1666
The Royal Exchange burns down in the Great Fire of London. On 2 September 1666, the citizens of London woke to see the skyline above…
3 September 1976
The Viking 2 spacecraft lands at Utopia Planitia on Mars. Fresh off the success with Viking 1, NASA landed on Mars again on Sept. 3,…
3 September 1812
Twenty four settlers are killed during the Pigeon Roost Massacre in Indiana. On September 3, 1812, a war party of Native Americans made a surprise…