January 3 - The Day in History

January 3 : General Interest 1990: Noriega surrenders to U.S. On this day in 1990, Panama's General Manuel Antonio Noriega, after holing up for 10 days at the Vatican embassy in Panama City, surrenders to U.S. military troops to face charges of drug trafficking... read more American Revolution 1777 : The Battle of Princeton http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-battle-of-princeton Automotive 1969 : All-time Formula One champ born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/all-time-formula-one-champ-born Civil War 1861 : Delaware rejects secession http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/delaware-rejects-secession Cold War 1961 : United States severs diplomatic relations with Cuba http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/united-states-severs-diplomatic-relations-with-cuba Crime 1990 : The husband did it: The controversial Stuart case http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-husband-did-it-the-controversial-stuart-case Disaster 1999 : Great Lakes region digs out from record blizzard http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/great-lakes-region-digs-out-from-record-blizzard General Interest 1521 : Martin Luther excommunicated http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/martin-luther-excommunicated 1868 : Meiji Restoration in Japan http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/meiji-restoration-in-japan 1924 : King Tut's sarcophagus uncovered http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/king-tuts-sarcophagus-uncovered 1959 : Alaska admitted into Union http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/alaska-admitted-into-union 1967 : Jack Ruby dies before second trial http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jack-ruby-dies-before-second-trial Hollywood 1952 : Dragnet TV show debuts http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dragnet-tv-show-debuts Literary 1841 : Herman Melville sails for the South Seas http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/herman-melville-sails-for-the-south-seas Music 1987 : Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts first woman http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-inducts-first-woman Old West 1834 : Stephen Austin imprisoned by Mexicans http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/stephen-austin-imprisoned-by-mexicans Presidential 1938 : Franklin Roosevelt founds March of Dimes http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/franklin-roosevelt-founds-march-of-dimes Sports 1993 : Buffalo Bills pull off greatest comeback in NFL history http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/buffalo-bills-pull-off-greatest-comeback-in-nfl-history Vietnam War 1965 : Antigovernment demonstrators clash with police http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/antigovernment-demonstrators-clash-with-police 1968 : McCarthy announces his presidential candidacy http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mccarthy-announces-his-presidential-candidacy World War I 1917 : British nurse Marion Rice writes from a hospital on the Western Front http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/british-nurse-marion-rice-writes-from-a-hospital-on-the-western-front World War II 1945 : MacArthur and Nimitz given new commands http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/macarthur-and-nimitz-given-new-commands

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