Today In History. What Happened This Day In History
Today in History June 3
A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on this day in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened today in history.
| 1098 | Christian Crusaders of the First Crusade seize Antioch, Turkey. | |
| 1539 | Hernando De Soto claims Florida for Spain. | |
| 1861 | Union troops defeat Confederate forces at Philippi, in western Virginia | |
| 1864 | Some 7,000 Union troops are killed within 30 minutes during the Battle of Cold Harbor in Virginia. | |
| 1888 | The classic baseball poem “Casey at the Bat,” written by Ernest L. Thayer, is published in the San Francisco Examiner. | |
| 1918 | The Finnish Parliament ratifies a treaty with Germany. | |
| 1923 | In Italy, dictator Benito Mussolini grants women the right to vote. | |
| 1928 | Manchurian warlord Chian Tso-Lin dies as a result of a bomb blast set off by the Japanese. | |
| 1938 | The German Third Reich votes to confiscate so-called “degenerate art.” | |
| 1940 | The German Luftwaffe hits Paris with 1,100 bombs. | |
| 1942 | Japanese carrier-based planes strafe Dutch Harbor in the Aleutian Islands as a diversion of the attack on Midway Island. | |
| 1952 | A rebellion by North Korean prisoners in the Koje prison camp in South Korea is put down by American troops. | |
| 1965 | Astronaut Edward White becomes the first American to walk in space when he exits the Gemini 4 space capsule. | |
| 1969 | 74 American sailors died when the destroyer USS Frank E. Evans was cut in two by an Australian aircraft carrier in the South China Sea. | |
| 1974 | Charles Colson, an aide to President Richard Nixon, pleads guilty to obstruction of justice. | |
| 1989 | The Chinese government begins its crackdown on pro-democracy activists in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. Hundreds are killed and thousands are arrested. | |
| Born on June 3 | ||
| 1726 | James Hutton, Scottish scientist, pioneer in the field of geology. | |
| 1804 | Richard Cobden, English economist and politician. | |
| 1808 | Jefferson Davis, President of Confederate States of America. | |
| 1904 | Charles R. Drew, American physician, researcher of blood plasma. | |
| 1906 | Josephine Baker, dancer and singer. | |
| 1922 | Alain Resnais, French film director. | |
| 1926 | Allen Ginsberg, American poet (Howl). | |
| 1936 | Larry McMurtry, novelist (The Last Picture Show, Terms of Endearment). | |
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