March 3 - The Day in History

March 3 : General Interest
1887: Helen Keller meets her miracle worker

On this day in 1887, Anne Sullivan begins teaching six-year-old Helen Keller, who lost her sight and hearing after a severe illness at the age of 19 months... read more


American Revolution
1776 : Silas Deane embarks on secret mission to France
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/silas-deane-embarks-on-secret-mission-to-france

Automotive
2009 : Super-luxurious Maybach Zeppelin goes on sale
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/super-luxurious-maybach-zeppelin-goes-on-sale

Civil War
1865 : Freedmen's Bureau created
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/freedmans-bureau-created

Cold War
1952 : Supreme Court rules on communist teachers
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/supreme-court-rules-on-communist-teachers

Crime
1873 : Congress bans sending obscene materials through the mail
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-bans-sending-obscene-materials-through-the-mail

Disaster
1974 : Faulty door dooms plane
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/faulty-door-dooms-plane

General Interest
1820 : Congress passes the Missouri Compromise
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-passes-the-missouri-compromise
1863 : Congress passes Civil War conscription act
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-passes-civil-war-conscription-act
1918 : Russia makes a separate peace
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/russia-makes-a-separate-peace
1931 : "The Star-Spangled Banner" becomes official
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-star-spangled-banner-becomes-official
1991 : Police brutality caught on video
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/police-brutality-caught-on-video

Hollywood
1915 : Birth of a Nation opens in New York
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/birth-of-a-nation-opens-in-new-york

Literary
1926 : James Merrill is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/james-merrill-is-born

Music
1875 : George Bizet's Carmen premieres in Paris
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/george-bizet39s-carmen-premieres-in-paris

Old West
1879 : United States Geological Survey created
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/united-states-geological-survey-created

Presidential
1845 : Congress overrides presidential veto for first time
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-overrides-presidential-veto-for-first-time
1877 : Rutherford B. Hayes is inaugurated in a private ceremony
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/rutherford-b-hayes-is-inaugurated-in-a-private-ceremony

Sports
1875 : First indoor game of ice hockey
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-indoor-game-of-ice-hockey

Vietnam War
1965 : U.S. jets bomb Ho Chi Minh Trail
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-jets-bomb-ho-chi-minh-trail
1971 : U.S. 5th Special Forces Group withdraws
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-5th-special-forces-group-withdraws

World War I
1918 : Treaty of Brest-Litovsk concluded
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/treaty-of-brest-litovsk-concluded

World War II
1945 : Finland declares war on Germany
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/finland-declares-war-on-germany