Major Historical Events on April 3 – Discover What Happened

Explore significant past events on April 3 Learn more about this date in history. 1922-Joseph Stalin became secretary-general of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, a position that provided the power base for his dictatorship. 1885-Gottlieb Daimler receives a patent for his engine concept. 1879-Russian troops rescued Sofia from the Ottoman Empire and established it as Bulgaria’s capital.Sort fact from fiction in our quiz on European history. Read below for more about historical events that occurred on this day April 3

What Happened on this day – April 3

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2016-Private papers from a Panama law firm were made public and revealed how wealthy clients concealed their wealth and avoided paying taxes; the “Panama Papers” represented one of the biggest leaks of confidential data.
1996-Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber, has been apprehended.
1882-Robert Ford shot and killed American bandit Jesse James while he was adjusting a portrait on his home wall in St. Joseph, Missouri.Test your knowledge of notable outlaws.
1973-On a Manhattan sidewalk, the first public mobile phone call is made.
1972-After North Vietnam invades South Vietnam, the US prepares hundreds of B-52s and fighter-bombers for air strikes.
1968-Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “mountaintop” speech
1948-President Harry S. Truman signs into law the Marshall Plan.
1946-The Japanese army general Homma Masaharu was executed for forcing the Bataan Death March.
1940-Around 22,000 Poles were massacred by Soviet soldiers.
1922-Joseph Stalin became secretary-general of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, a position that provided the power base for his dictatorship.
1885-Gottlieb Daimler receives a patent for his engine concept.
1879-Russian troops rescued Sofia from the Ottoman Empire and established it as Bulgaria’s capital.Sort fact from fiction in our quiz on European history.
1860-The Pony Express mail delivery system was founded in the US. It used horse-and-rider relays to travel 1,800 miles (2,900 kilometers) from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California.