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A Timeline Of Events That Occurred On This Day In History
A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on this day in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened today in history.
Today in History
January 3
| 1521 | Martin Luther is excommunicated from the Catholic Church. | |
| 1777 | General George Washington defeats the British led by British General Lord Charles Cornwallis, at Princeton, New Jersey. | |
| 1861 | Delaware rejects a proposal that it join the South in seceding from the Union. | |
| 1903 | The Bulgarian government renounces the Treaty of Commerce tying it to the Austro-Hungarian empire. | |
| 1910 | The Social Democratic Congress in Germany demands universal suffrage. | |
| 1912 | Plans are announced for a new $150,000 Brooklyn stadium for the Trolley Dodgers baseball team. | |
| 1916 | Three armored Japanese cruisers are ordered to guard the Suez Canal. | |
| 1920 | The last of the U.S. troops depart France. | |
| 1921 | Italy halts the issuing of passports to those emigrating to the United States. | |
| 1924 | King Tutankhamen's sarcophagus is uncovered near Luxor, Egypt. | |
| 1930 | The second conference on Germany's war reparations begins at the Hague, in the Netherlands. | |
| 1931 | Hundreds of farmers storm a small town in depression-plagued Arkansas demanding food. | |
| 1933 | The Japanese take Shuangyashan, China, killing 500 Chinese. | |
| 1946 | President Harry S. Truman calls on Americans to spur Congress to act on the on-going labor crisis. | |
| 1958 | The British create the West Indies Federation with Lord Hailes as governor general. | |
| 1959 | Alaska is admitted into the Union as the 49th and largest state. | |
| 1959 | Fidel Castro takes command of the Cuban army. | |
| 1961 | The United States breaks diplomatic relations with Cuba. | |
| 1966 | Cambodia warns the United Nations of retaliation unless the United States and South Vietnam end intrusions. | |
| 1978 | North Vietnamese troops reportedly occupy 400 square miles in Cambodia. North Vietnamese Army (NVA) troops were using Laos and Cambodia as staging areas for attacks against allied forces. | |
| 1985 | President Ronald Reagan condemns a rash of arson attacks on abortion clinics. | |
| Born on January 3 | ||
| 106 BC | Marcus Cicero, Roman statesman and author. | |
| 1621 | William Tucker, believed to be first African-American born in the New World. | |
| 1793 | Lucretia Coffin Mott, women's rights advocate and founder of the first Women's Rights Convention. | |
| 1901 | Ngo Dinh Diem, South Vietnamese president assassinated by his own generals. | |
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