On This Day…

I may have mentioned Wikipedia before but I wanted to plug it again. Ever wonder what something means or why it means that? Wikipedia can probably tell you.

Heres a few cool things that happened on my birthday.

On September 3rd:

1783 - American Revolutionary War ends: Treaty of Paris - A treaty between the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain is signed in Paris, ending the war.

1939 - World War II: France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Australia declare war on Germany.

1976 - Viking program: The Viking 2 spacecraft lands at Utopia Planitia on Mars and takes the first close-up, color photos of the planet’s surface.

September 3rd Births:

1781 - Eugène de Beauharnais, son of Napoleon’s wife, Josephine (d. 1824)

1965 - Charlie Sheen, American actor

1980 - Jason McCaslin, Canadian bassist (Sum41)

1980 - Me

September 3rd Deaths:

1658 - Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of England (b. 1599)

1970 - Vince Lombardi, American football coach (b. 1913)

2005 - William Rehnquist, Chief Justice of the United States (b. 1924)

Full September 3rd History

Or you can find your birthday here and see what happened that day!

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