On this day, Aug. 3

1914 Germany declared war on France at the onset of World War I.

1927 Charles Lindbergh, the first to fly alone over the Atlantic to Europe, was feted by the city.

1949 The National Basketball Association was formed as a merger of the Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball League.

1979 A female jogger told police she was attacked under Panther Hollow Bridge near the area where Carol Jursik, a University of Pittsburgh graduate student, disappeared.

2002 Former Steelers receiver John Stallworth and East Brady, Clarion County, native Jim Kelly were inducted into the Professional Football Hall of Fame.

Some items are from Stefan Lorant’s “Pittsburgh: The Story of an American City” (digital.library.pitt.edu/chronology).

— Compiled by Rick Nowlin Today’s birthdays: Football Hall of Fame coach Marv Levy, 96. Singer Tony Bennett, 95. Actor Martin Sheen, 81. College and Pro Football Hall of Famer Lance Alworth, 81. Lifestyle guru Martha Stewart, 80. Singer Beverly Lee (The Shirelles), 80. Movie director John Landis, 71. Actor JoMarie Payton, 71. Actor Jay North (TV: “Dennis the Menace”), 70. Hockey Hall of Famer Marcel Dionne, 70. Actor Philip

Casnoff, 67. Actor John C. McGinley, 62. Actor Lisa Ann Walter, 60. Actor Isaiah Washington, 58. Hip-hop artist Spinderella (Salt-N-Pepa), 50. Actor Brigid Brannagh, 49. Actor Michael Ealy, 48. NFL quarterback Tom Brady, 44. Actor Evangeline Lilly, 42. Actor Mamie Gummer, 38. Olympic gold medal swimmer Ryan Lochte, 37. Actor Jon Foster, 37. Actor Georgina Haig, 36. Actor Tanya Fischer, 36. Pop-rock musician Brent Kutzle (OneRepublic), 36. Rapper Shelley FKA DRAM, 33.

Thought for today: “It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.”

— Henry James, American author (1843-1916)