April 3 - What happened today?

Home What happened today in history? Blamepro's Almanac for April 3
In the headlines today:

2000	A federal court judge in Washington, DC, finds the Microsoft Corporation in violation of antitrust laws.
1996	Unabomber suspect Theodore Kaczynski is arrested.
1996	Carl Stokes, the first elected African-American mayor of a major US city (Cleveland, Ohio), dies at age 68.
1990		Jazz singer Sarah Vaughan dies in Los Angeles at age 66. (photo credit: Sony)
1974	Tornadoes kill more than 300 people, weaving a path of destruction from the South all the way into Canada.
1948		US president Harry Truman signs the Marshall Plan, granting $5 billion in aid to 16 European nations. (photo credit: SoundWorks)
1946	Lt. General Homma, Japanese commander of the WWII Bataan death march, is executed.
1936	Bruno Hauptmann, found guilty of the kidnap and murder of the Lindbergh baby, dies in the electric chair.
1882	Bank robber Jesse James is shot and killed by his own gang (to claim the reward money) in St. Joseph, MO.
1865	The Confederate capital of Richmond, VA is captured by Union troops during the Civil War.
1860	The Pony Express messenger service begins between St. Joseph, Missouri and Sacramento, California.