August 3 - This Day in History

August 3: General Interest
1958: Nautilus travels under North Pole

On August 3, 1958, the U.S. nuclear submarine Nautilus accomplishes the first undersea voyage to the geographic North Pole... read more.


American Revolution
1797 : Lord Jeffrey Amherst dies
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lord-jeffrey-amherst-dies


Automotive
1977 : "The Spy Who Loved Me" released, features Lotus Esprit
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-spy-who-loved-me-released-features-lotus-esprit


Civil War
1823 : Union General Thomas F. Meagher is born in Ireland
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/union-general-thomas-f-meagher-is-born-in-ireland


Cold War
1948 : Chambers accuses Hiss of being a communist spy
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/chambers-accuses-hiss-of-being-a-communist-spy


Crime
1982 : Sodomy arrest sparks controversy
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sodomy-arrest-sparks-controversy


Disaster
1975 : Boeing 707 crashes into a mountain near Agadir, Morocco
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/boeing-707-crashes-into-a-mountain-near-agadir-morocco-


General Interest
1492 : Columbus sets sail
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/columbus-sets-sail

1916 : Sir Roger Casement hanged
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sir-roger-casement-hanged

1988 : Soviets release Mathias Rust
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soviets-release-mathias-rust


Hollywood
2008 : Multimillion-dollar baby photos published
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/multimillion-dollar-baby-photos-published


Literary
1861 : Last installment of Great Expectations by Charles Dickens is published
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/last-installment-of-great-expectations-by-charles-dickens-is-published


Music
1996 : "The Macarena" begins its reign atop the U.S. pop charts
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/quotthe-macarenaquot-begins-its-reign-atop-the-us-pop-charts


Presidential
1923 : Calvin Coolidge takes oath of office after Harding's death
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/calvin-coolidge-takes-oath-of-office-after-hardings-death


Sports
1949 : NBA is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nba-is-born


Vietnam War
1965 : TV news shows Marines burning village
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tv-news-shows-marines-burning-village

1966 : Marines launch Operation Prairie
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/marines-launch-operation-prairie


World War I
1914 : Germany and France declare war on each other
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-and-france-declare-war-on-each-other


World War II
1940 : Italians move on British Somaliland
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/italians-move-on-british-somaliland