TODAY IN HISTORY
Today is Friday, March 3, the 62nd day of 2023.
Today’s highlight in history
On March 3, 1974, a Turkish Airlines DC-10 crashed shortly after takeoff in Paris, killing all 346 people on board.
On this date In 1791,
Congress passed a measure taxing distilled spirits; it was the first internal revenue act in U.S. history.
Florida became the 27th state.
In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed a measure creating the National Academy
In 1845, of Sciences. In 1931,
“The Star-Spangled Banner” became the national anthem of the U.S. as President Herbert Hoover signed a congressional resolution.
In 1943, 173 people died in a crush of bodies at London’s Bethnal Green tube station, which was being used as a wartime air raid shelter.
In 1945, the Allies fully secured the Philippine capital of Manila from Japanese.
In 1960, Lucille Ball filed for divorce from Desi Arnaz, a day after they had finished filming the last episode of “The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show.”
In 1969, Apollo 9 blasted off from Cape Kennedy on a mission to test the lunar module.
In 1991, motorist Rodney King was severely beaten by Los Angeles police officers in a scene captured on amateur video. Twenty-five people were killed when a United Airlines Boeing 737-200 crashed while approaching the Colorado Springs airport.
In 2017, Nintendo Switch, a hybrid game machine that works as both a console at home and a portable tablet on the go, made its debut.
in a surprise move, the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a half-point, its largest cut in more than a decade, to support the economy in the face of the spreading coronavirus.
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma reached a nationwide settlement over its role in the opioid crisis, with the Sackler family members who
In 2020, One year ago:
own the company boosting their cash contribution to as much as $6 billion in a deal intended to staunch a flood of lawsuits.
Today’s birthdays
Singer Mike Pender is 82. Director George Miller is 78. Actor Hattie Winston is 78. Singer Jennifer Warnes is 76. Actor Tim Kazurinsky is 73. Singer Robyn Hitchcock is 70. Actor Miranda Richardson is 65. Radio personality Ira Glass is 64. Actor Mary Page Keller is 62. Track and field star Jackie Joyner-Kersee is 61. Former NFL player Herschel Walker is 61. Actor Laura Harring is 59. Rapper Tone Loc is 57. Actor Julie Bowen is 53. Actor David Faustino is 49. Actor Jessica Biel is 41. Singer Camila Cabello is 26.