Today in History
Published 1:30 am Friday, March 3, 2017
Today is Friday, March 3, the 62nd day of 2017. There are 303 days left in the year.
Today’s highlight: On March 3, 1931, “The Star-Spangled Banner” became the national anthem of the United States as President Herbert Hoover signed a congressional resolution.
On this date:
In 1845, Florida became the 27th state.
In 1849, the U.S. Department of the Interior was established.
In 1887, Anne Sullivan arrived at the Tuscumbia, Alabama, home of Captain and Mrs. Arthur H. Keller to become the teacher for their deaf and blind 6-year-old daughter, Helen.
In 1913, more than 5,000 suffragists marched down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., a day before the presidential inauguration of Woodrow Wilson.
In 1923, Time magazine, founded by Briton Hadden and Henry R. Luce, made its debut.
In 1960, Lucille Ball filed for divorce from her husband, Desi Arnaz, a day after they’d finished filming the last episode of “The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show” (“Lucy Meets the Mustache”) on Arnaz’s 43rd birthday.
In 1974, a Turkish Airlines DC-10 crashed shortly after takeoff from Orly Airport in Paris, killing all 346 people on board.
In 1987, entertainer Danny Kaye died in Los Angeles at age 76.
In 1991, motorist Rodney King was severely beaten by Los Angeles police officers in a scene captured on amateur video.
Today’s birthdays: Socialite Lee Radziwill is 84. Movie producer-director George Miller is 72. Actor-director Tim Kazurinsky is 67. Actress Miranda Richardson is 59. Radio personality Ira Glass is 58. Olympic track and field gold medalist Jackie Joyner-Kersee is 55. Former NFL player and College Football Hall of Famer Herschel Walker is 55. Actress Laura Harring is 53. Rapper-actor Tone Loc is 51. Actress Julie Bowen is 47. Actress Jessica Biel is 35.
Thought for today: “Happiness always looks small while you hold it in your hands, but let it go, and you learn at once how big and precious it is.” — Maxim Gorky, Russian writer (1868-1936).
