On this day in history - Today, January, 3

Today in History

• 1957 The first electric watch is available

  The Hamilton Electric 500 came in “modern” asymmetrical designs to reflect the revolutionary technol

• 1959 Alaska becomes the 49th U.S. state

  The territory had been bought from Russia in 1867 for a mere $7.2 million.

• 1961 The United States breaks diplomatic relations with Cuba

  In April 1961, the U.S. government launched an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the Cuban governmen

• 1993 The second Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START II) is signed

  The U.S.A. and Russia agreed to reduce the number of nuclear warheads by about 3,000.

• 1994 Millions of people from the former Apartheid Homelands gain South African citizenship

  The apartheid regime had stripped the black inhabitants of the right to citizenship to ensure a whit