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Today in History

  • 1913 The first Indian full-length feature film is premiered

    The release of Raja Harishchandra marked the birth of the Indian film industry, the world's largest

  • 1958 Truman Capote's book Breakfast at Tiffany's is published

    The novella is one of the U.S. author's most popular works. The 1961 film of the same name starring

  • 1978 The Digital Equipment Corporation sends the world's first spam email

    A representative sent out 600 emails and sold computers for $12 million. Unsolicited bulk emails hav

  • 1979 Margaret Thatcher is elected British Prime Minister

    The conservative politician was the first female head of state in Europe. During her 11-year reign,

  • 1999 A tornado produces the highest wind speeds ever recorded

    The F5 tornado hitting parts of Oklahoma City caused the record wind speed of about 301 mph (484 km/

Illustration of stork, signifying birth

Births On This Day,
May, 3

  • 1933 James Brown

    American singer-songwriter, producer, actor

  • 1921 Sugar Ray Robinson

    American boxer

  • 1919 Pete Seeger

    American singer-songwriter, guitarist

  • 1898 Golda Meir

    Israeli educator, politician, 4th Prime Minister of Israel

  • 1469 Niccolò Machiavelli

    Italian historian, philosopher

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Deaths On This Day,
May, 3

  • 2014 Jim Oberstar

    American politician

  • 1999 Godfrey Evans

    English cricketer

  • 1987 Dalida

    Egyptian/French singer, actress

  • 1916 Patrick Pearse

    Irish activist

  • 1481 Mehmed the Conqueror

    Ottoman sultan