Page 6: Historical Events In May - 03

1923  Thr first nonstop transcontinental flight (New York-San Diego) completed on this day in history.   

1923  1st nonstop transcontinental flight (NY-San Diego) completed on this day in history.   

1924  On this day in history aleph Zadik Aleph is formed in Omaha, Nebraska by Sam Beber.   

1926  British general strike-3 million workers support miners on May - 03.   

1926  Pulitzer prize awarded to Sinclair Lewis (Arrowsmith) on this day in history.   

1926  US marines land in Nicaragua (9-months after leaving), stay until 1933 on this day in history.   

1926  On this day in history napoleon V Bonaparte, French pretender to the throne, dies at 63   

1927  On May - 03 francis E.J. Wilde of Meadowmere Park, NY patented the electric sign flasher.   

1928  On this day in history japanese atrocities in Jinan, China.   

1929  On May - 03 prussia bans anti-fascists   

1931  On May - 03 frank Hoyt Losey, composer, dies at 59   

1932  On this day in history 24 tourists begin first air-charter holiday (London-Basle, Switzerland)   

1932  On this day in history 24 tourists begin 1st air-charter holiday (London-Basle, Switz)   

1932  Anton Wildgans, Austr writer (Dies Irae)/dir Burgtheater, dies at 51 on May - 03.   

1933  On this day in history the birth of James Brown, American singer   

1933  On May - 03 the United States Mint was under the direction of a woman for the first time. Mrs. Nellie Ross assumed command.   

1933  1st female director (Nellie T Ross) of US Mint takes office on May - 03.   

1934  On May - 03 bradman scores 206 Aust v Worcestershire, 210 mins, 27 fours   

1936  On May - 03 french People's Front wins elections   

1937  Margaret Mitchell wins Pulitzer Prize for "Gone With the Wind" on this day in history.   

1938  Concentration camp at Flossenbürg goes into use on this day in history.   

1938  On May - 03 vatican recognizes Franco-Spain   

1938  Viewers of W2XBS-TV (now WCBS-TV) watched the first book review show on May - 03.   

1938  Concentration camp at Flossenburg goes into use on this day in history.   

1939  On May - 03 belly up to the bar for this one. " Beer Barrel Polka", one of the standards of American music, was recorded by The Andrews Sisters for Decca Records. Patti, Maxine and LaVerne turned this song into a giant hit.   

1939  The All India Forward Bloc is formed by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on May - 03.   

1939  [Karl Eduard] Wilhelm Groener, German general, dies at 71 on May - 03.   

1941  German air raid on Liverpool on May - 03.   

1941  On this day in history -4] German air raid on Liverpool   

1942  Japanese troop attack Tulagi, Gavutu &Tanambogo, Solomon Islands on this day in history.   

1942  On May - 03 luftwaffe bombs Exeter   

1942  On May - 03 nazis execute 72 OD'ers in reprisial in Sachsenhausen, Netherlands   

1942  On this day in history japanese troop attack Tulagi, Gavutu & Tanambogo, Solomon Islands   

1942  On May - 03 johan H Westerveld, lt-col/leader Order Service, executed   

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0612  Constantine III, Byzantine Emperor (d. 641) was born on this day in history.   

1415  Cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England (d. 1495) was born on May - 03.   

1428  Pedro González de Mendoza, Spanish cardinal and statesman (d. 1495) was born on May - 03.   

1446  On this day in history birth of margaretha, English princess/duchess of Bourgondie   

1446  Margaret of York, wife of Charles I, Duke of Burgundy (d. 1503) was born on May - 03.   

1469  On May - 03 birth of niccolo Machiavelli, Italy, politician/writer (Prince)   

1514  On this day in history birth of bartholomaeus a Martyribus, [Fernandez], primate of Portugal   

1535  On this day in history birth of alessandro "Agnolo" Allori, Italian painter/carpet designer   

1010  Ansfried, 9th bishop of Utrecht (995-1010)/saint, dies at about 69 on May - 03.   

1152  On this day in history death of matilda of Boulogne, Queen of England (b. 1105)   

1160  On May - 03 death of peter Lombard, Italian scholar and bishop (b. c.1100)   

1270  Death of King Béla IV of Hungary (b. 1206) on this day in history.   

1294  Jan I, duke of Brabant/Limburg/poet, dies on this day in history.   

1410  Alexander V, [Petros Philargi], Kreta's Pope (1409-10), dies on this day in history.   

1442  Engelbert I, Earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, dies on May - 03.   

1481  Death of Mehmed II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1432) on May - 03.