Events, Births and Deaths Happening on this Date
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
Today is the 62nd day of 2026. There are 303 days left in this year.
Notable Events
1845
Florida became the 27th state.
1849
Congress created the Minnesota Territory.
1849
The Home Department, forerunner of the Interior Department, was established.
1875
The Georges Bizet opera "Carmen" premiered in Paris.
1885
The U.S. Post Office began offering special delivery for first-class mail.
1887
Anne Mansfield Sullivan arrived at the Alabama home of Capt. and Mrs. Arthur H. Keller to become the teacher of Helen, their blind and deaf 6-year-old daughter.
1918
Germany, Austria and Russia signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, which ended Russian participation in World War I.
1931
"The Star-Spangled Banner" officially became the national anthem of the United States.
1991
In a case that sparked a national outcry, motorist Rodney King was severely beaten by Los Angeles police officers in a scene captured on amateur video.
2000
Former dictator General Augusto Pinochet returned to Chile a free man, 16 months after he was detained in Britain on torture charges.
Notable Births
1847
The inventor of the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell, was born in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Notable Deaths
1974
Nearly 350 people died when a Turkish Airlines DC-10 crashed shortly after takeoff from Orly Airport in Paris.