May 3 - This Day in History

May 3 : General Interest 1469: Niccolo Machiavelli born On this day in 1469, the Italian philosopher and writer Niccolo Machiavelli is born... read more American Revolution 1775 : Dartmouth tells Martin to organize North Carolina Loyalists http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dartmouth-tells-martin-to-organize-north-carolina-loyalists Automotive 1980 : MADD founder's daughter killed by drunk driver http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/madd-founders-daughter-killed-by-drunk-driver Civil War 1863 : Confederates take Hazel Grove at Chancellorsville http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/confederates-take-hazel-grove-at-chancellorsville Cold War 1951 : Congressional hearings on General MacArthur http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congressional-hearings-on-general-macarthur Crime 1992 : Exxon executive is murdered http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/exxon-executive-is-murdered 2007 : British girl goes missing in Portugal http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/british-girl-goes-missing-in-portugal Disaster 1962 : Trains collide near Tokyo http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/trains-collide-near-tokyo General Interest 1946 : Japanese war crimes trial begins http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/japanese-war-crimes-trial-begins 1947 : New Japanese constitution goes into effect http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/new-japanese-constitution-goes-into-effect 1952 : Fletcher lands on the North Pole http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fletcher-lands-on-the-north-pole Hollywood 1948 : U.S. Supreme Court decides Paramount antitrust case http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-supreme-court-decides-paramount-antitrust-case Literary 1810 : Lord Byron swims the Hellespont http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lord-byron-swims-the-hellespont Music 1933 : James Brown is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/james-brown-is-born Old West 1859 : Cowboy author Andy Adams is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/cowboy-author-andy-adams-is-born Presidential 1940 : FDR addresses thousands of Democratic women http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fdr-addresses-thousands-of-democratic-women 1961 : JFK receives honorary degree http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jfk-receives-honorary-degree Sports 1986 : Shoemaker becomes oldest man to win Kentucky Derby http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/shoemaker-becomes-oldest-man-to-win-kentucky-derby Vietnam War 1965 : 173rd Airborne Brigade deploys to South Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/173rd-airborne-brigade-deploys-to-south-vietnam 1968 : Paris is chosen as site for peace talks http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/paris-is-chosen-as-site-for-peace- World War I 1915 : Austro-German forces drive Russians out of the Carpathians http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/austro-german-forces-drive-russians-out-of-the-carpathians World War II 1942 : The Battle of the Coral Sea begins http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-battle-of-the-coral-sea-begins