History for March 3

History for March 3 - On-This-Day.com
Alexander Graham Bell 1847, Rupert Brooke 1887, Matthew Ridgway 1895


Jean Harlow 1911, James Doohan 1920, Jackie Joyner-Kersee 1962 - Olympic track and field gold medalist


1845 - Florida became the 27th U.S. state.


1903 - In St. Louis, MO, Barney Gilmore was arrested for spitting.


1903 - The U.S. imposed a $2 head tax on immigrants.


1931 - The "Star Spangled Banner," written by Francis Scott Key, was adopted as the American national anthem. The song was originally a poem known as "Defense of Fort McHenry."


1952 - The U.S. Supreme Court upheld New York's Feinberg Law that banned Communist teachers in the U.S.


1978 - The remains of Charles Chaplin were stolen from his grave in Cosier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland. The body was recovered 11 weeks later near Lake Geneva.


1980 - The submarine Nautilus was decommissioned. The vessels final voyage had ended on May 26, 1979.


1991 - Rodney King was severely beaten by Los Angeles police officers. The scene was captured on amateur video. (California)