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Historical Events on April 3

  • Union (American Civil War)

    1865

    American Civil War: Union forces capture Richmond, Virginia, the capital of the Confederate States of America.

  • Robert Ford (outlaw)

    1882

    American Old West: Robert Ford kills Jesse James.

  • Oscar Wilde

    1895

    The trial in the libel case brought by Oscar Wilde begins, eventually resulting in his imprisonment on charges of homosexuality.

  • Battle of Bataan

    1942

    World War II: Japanese forces begin an assault on the United States and Filipino troops on the Bataan Peninsula.

  • Marshall Plan

    1948

    United States President Harry S. Truman signs the Marshall Plan, authorizing $5 billion in aid for 16 countries.

  • I've Been to the Mountaintop

    1968

    Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech.

  • Vietnamization

    1969

    Vietnam War: United States Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird announces that the United States will start to "Vietnamize" the war effort.

  • 2004 Madrid train bombings

    2004

    Islamic terrorists involved in the 2004 Madrid train bombings are trapped by the police in their apartment and kill themselves.

  • IPad (1st generation)

    2010

    Apple Inc. released the first generation iPad, a tablet computer.

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