September 3 - Lap

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This Day In History

301

San Marino, one of the smallest nations in the world and the world's oldest republic still in existence, is founded by Saint Marinus.

1189

Richard I of England (a.k.a. Richard "the Lionheart") is crowned at Westminster.

1777

American Revolutionary War: during the Battle of Cooch's Bridge, the Flag of the United States is flown in battle for the first time.

1802

William Wordsworth composes the sonnet Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802.

1803

English scientist John Dalton begins using symbols to represent the atoms of different elements.

1925

USS Shenandoah (ZR-1), the United States' first American-built rigid airship, is destroyed in a squall line over Noble County, Ohio.

1935

Sir Malcolm Campbell reaches a speed of 304.331 miles per hour on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, becoming the first person to drive an automobile over 300 mph.

1951

The first long-running American television soap opera, Search for Tomorrow, airs its first episode on the CBS network.

1967

Dagen H in Sweden: traffic changes from driving on the left to driving on the right overnight.

1976

Viking 2 lands at Utopia Planitia on Mars.

Famous Birthdays

1568

Adriano Banchieri, Italian composer (d. 1634)

1760

James 'Pearlie' Wilson, Scottish revolutionary (d. 1820)

1856

Louis Sullivan, American architect (d. 1924)

1875

Ferdinand Porsche, Austrian automotive engineer (d. 1951)

1913

Alan Ladd, American actor (d. 1964)

1923

Mort Walker, American cartoonist

1930

Cherry Wilder, New Zealand science fiction and fantasy writer (d. 2002)

1965

Charlie Sheen, American actor

1974

Clare Kramer, American actress

1976

Jevon Kearse, American football player

1986

Shaun White, American snowboarder