October 3 - The Day in History

October 3 : General Interest 1995: O.J. Simpson acquitted At the end of a sensational trial, former football star O.J. Simpson is acquitted of the brutal 1994 double murder of his estranged wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman... read more American Revolution 1781 : French and Americans cut off British supplies at Gloucester http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/french-and-americans-cut-off-british-supplies-at-gloucester Automotive 1961 : UAW walks out on Ford http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/uaw-walks-out-on-ford Civil War 1862 : North and South clash at the Second Battle of Corinth http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-corinth Cold War 1990 : East and West Germany reunite after 45 years http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/east-and-west-germany-reunite-after-45-years Crime 2011 : Amanda Knox murder conviction overturned in Italy http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/amanda-knox-murder-conviction-overturned-in-italy Disaster 2005 : Hurricane Stan bears down on Mexico http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hurricane-stan-bears-down-on-mexico General Interest 1932 : Iraq wins independence http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/iraq-wins-independence 1952 : Britain successfully tests A-bomb http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/britain-successfully-tests-a-bomb 1981 : Maze hunger strike called off http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/maze-hunger-strike-called-off Hollywood 1964 : Clive Owen born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/clive-owen-born Literary 1895 : The Red Badge of Courage is published http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-red-badge-of-courage-is-published Music 1967 : Writer, singer and folk icon Woody Guthrie dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/writer-singer-and-folk-icon-woody-guthrie-dies Old West 1873 : U.S. Army hangs four Modoc Indians for the murder of a Civil War hero http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-army-hangs-four-modoc-indians-for-the-murder-of-a-civil-war-hero Presidential 1863 : Lincoln proclaims official Thanksgiving holiday http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lincoln-proclaims-official-thanksgiving-holiday Sports 1951 : The shot heard round the world http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-shot-heard-round-the-world Vietnam War 1967 : Operation Wallowa commences http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/operation-wallowa-commences 1968 : Twenty-four die in Army helicopter accident http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/twenty-four-die-in-army-helicopter-accident World War I 1917 : War Revenue Act passed in U.S. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/war-revenue-act-passed-in-us World War II 1942 : Germany conducts first successful V-2 rocket test http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-conducts-first-successful-v-2-rocket-test

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