August 3 - What happened today?

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

2000		At the Republican national convention in Philadelphia, George W. Bush accepts his party's nomination for US president. (photo credit: Tyndale House)
1983	Bowie Kuhn resigns, after 14 years as Commissioner of major league baseball.
1971		Following the breakup of The Beatles, Paul McCartney forms a new band, Wings, which includes his wife, Linda, as well as former Moody Blues guitarist Denny Laine. (photo credit: EMI)
1966	Comedian Lenny Bruce dies of a drug overdose.
1963	The Beatles begin to attract such large audiences that they are selling out larger venues; today they play the Cavern Club in Liverpool, England, for the last time.
1958	The USS Nautilus (the first nuclear submarine) passes under the North Pole.
1949	The National Basketball Association (NBA) is formed.
1943	A private in an army hospital in Sicily is slapped by US General George Patton, accusing the soldier of cowardice.
1936	The US State Department strongly advises US residents in Spain to leave because of the Spanish Civil War.
1923	Calvin Coolidge is sworn in as the 30th US president, following the death of Warren G. Harding.
1914	Germany declares war on France, during WWI.
1776	The gathering of signatures begins for the Declaration of Independence, at the Continental Congress.
1492	Christopher Columbus leaves Spain on a voyage that would lead him to the Americas.