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Historical Events on May 3

  • Macedonia (ancient kingdom)

    334 BC

    The Macedonian army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus.

  • Washington, D.C.

    1802

    Washington, D.C. is incorporated as a city.

  • Peninsular War

    1808

    Peninsular War: The Madrid rebels who rose up on May 2 are executed near Príncipe Pío hill.

  • Hudson's Bay Company

    1867

    The Hudson's Bay Company gives up all claims to Vancouver Island.

  • West Virginia

    1921

    West Virginia becomes the first state to legislate a broad sales tax, but does not implement it until a number of years later due to enforcement issues.

  • Empire of Japan

    1942

    World War II: Japanese naval troops invade Tulagi Island in the Solomon Islands during the first part of Operation Mo that results in the Battle of the Coral Sea between Japanese forces and forces from the United States and Australia.

  • U.S. Supreme Court

    1948

    The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Shelley v. Kraemer that covenants prohibiting the sale of real estate to blacks and other minorities are legally unenforceable.

  • Bobby Allison

    1987

    A crash by Bobby Allison at the Talladega Superspeedway, Alabama fencing at the start-finish line would lead NASCAR to develop the restrictor plate for the following season both at Daytona International Speedway and Talladega.

  • Indian Air Force

    2002

    An Indian Air Force MiG-21 crashes into a bank in Jalandhar, killing eight and injuring 17.

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