Historical events on April 3
APRIL 3, 2013
The northeastern section of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, experienced several flash floods that killed at least 100 people.
Buenos Aires, officially the Buenos Aires Province, is the largest and most populous Argentine province. It takes its name from the city
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APRIL 3, 1996
A U.S. Air Force CT-43 crashed into a mountainside while attempting an instrument approach to Dubrovnik Airport in Croatia, killing all 35 people on board, including Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown.
The Boeing T-43 is a retired modified Boeing 737-200 that was used by the United States Air Force for training navigators, now
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APRIL 3, 1895
The libel trial instigated by Irish author Oscar Wilde (pictured) began, eventually resulting in his arrest, trial and imprisonment on charges of gross indecency.
Defamation is a communication that injures a third party's reputation and causes a legally redressable injury. The precise legal definition of defamation
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APRIL 3, 1888
Emma Elizabeth Smith was killed in the first of eleven unsolved murders of women that took place in or near the impoverished Whitechapel district in the East End of London.
Emma Elizabeth Smith was a murder victim of mysterious origins in late-19th century London. Her killing was the first of the Whitechapel
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APRIL 3, 1559
Henry II of France and Philip II of Spain signed the second treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis, ending the Italian War of 1551–1559.
Henry II was King of France from 1547 until his death in 1559. The second son of Francis I and Duchess Claude
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APRIL 3, 1984
Aboard Soyuz T-11, Rakesh Sharma (pictured) became the first Indian to be launched into space.
Soyuz T-11 was the sixth expedition to the Soviet Salyut 7 space station, which in 1984 carried the first Indian cosmonaut along with Soviet crew members.
APRIL 3, 1860
The Pony Express, a mail service that became the most direct means of long-distance communication across the United States before the first transcontinental telegraph, began operation.
The Pony Express was an American express mail service that used relays of horse-mounted riders between Missouri and California. It was operated
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APRIL 3, 1043
Edward the Confessor, usually considered to be the last king of the House of Wessex, was crowned King of England.
Edward the Confessor was an Anglo-Saxon English king and saint. Usually considered the last king of the House of Wessex, he ruled
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APRIL 3, 2000
In United States v. Microsoft Corp., Microsoft was found to have violated antitrust law by bundling the web browser Internet Explorer with its Windows operating system.
United States of America v. Microsoft Corporation, 253 F.3d 34, was a landmark American antitrust law case at the United States Court
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APRIL 3, 2010
Apple Inc. released the first generation iPad, a tablet computer.
Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, in Silicon Valley. It is best known for
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APRIL 3, 2016
The first news stories on the Panama Papers were published, revealing that shell corporations represented by the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca had been used for illegal purposes.
The Panama Papers are 11.5 million leaked documents published beginning April 3, 2016. The papers detail financial and attorney–client information for more
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APRIL 3, 1721
Robert Walpole (pictured) took office as First Lord of the Treasury, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Leader of the House of Commons, becoming the first de facto prime minister of Great Britain.
Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, known between 1725 and 1742 as Sir Robert Walpole, was a British statesman and Whig politician
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