On This Day September 3rd

 OTD

September 3rd is the two hundredth-forty-sixth day of the year, and there are 119 days remaining until the end of the year.

 

Event

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

1189 – Richard I of England (a.k.a. Richard "the Lionheart") is crowned at Westminster.

1650 – Victory over the royalists in the Battle of Dunbar opens the way to Edinburgh for the New Model Army in the Third English Civil War.

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.

1838 – Future abolitionist Frederick Douglass escapes from slavery.

1875 – The first official polo game is played in Argentina after being introduced by British ranchers.

1895 – John Brallier became the first openly paid professional American football player when he was born US$10 by David Berry to play for the Latrobe Athletic Association in a 12–0 win over the Jeanette Athletic Association.

1916 – World War I: Leefe Robinson destroys the German airship Schütte-Lanz SL 11 over Cuffley, north of London, the first German airship to be shot down on British soil.

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

1944 – Holocaust: Diarist Anne Frank and her family are placed on the last transport train from the Westerbork transit camp to the Auschwitz concentration camp, arriving three days later.

1976 – Viking program: The American Viking 2 spacecraft lands at Utopia Planitia on Mars.

 

 

Birthdays

1568 – Adriano Banchieri, Italian organist and composer (d. 1634)

1704 – Joseph de Jussieu, French explorer, geographer, and mathematician (d. 1779)

1803 – Prudence Crandall, American educator (d. 1890)

1814 – James Joseph Sylvester, English mathematician and academic (d. 1897)

1887 – Frank Christian, American trumpet player (d. 1973)

1905 – Carl David Anderson, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1991)

1915 – Memphis Slim, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1988)

1923 – Mort Walker, American cartoonist (d. 2018)

1929 – Whitey Bulger, American organized crime boss (d. 2018)

1933 – Tompall Glaser, American singer-songwriter (d. 2013)

1950 – Doug Pinnick, American rock singer-songwriter and bass player

1986 – Shaun White, American snowboarder, skateboarder, and guitarist.

 

 

 

Holiday Spotlight

Telephone Tuesday

Imagine coming into the office after a long weekend and finding your voicemail overflowing with messages. Overwhelmed? Don't be. September 3 is known for an unusual surge in phone calls, earning it the name Telephone Tuesday. Following Labor Day, this trendy holiday brings an increase in calls to businesses and organizations, likely due to unanswered calls over the long weekend and the reopening of many schools. Busy individuals also use this day to tackle their to-do lists, leading to a 50% rise in inbound calls. This heightened activity highlights the importance of the telephone as a tool for businesses and trade, positioning Telephone Tuesday as a significant day for commerce, comparable to Black Friday and Cyber Monday..

 

Holidays And Observance.

 Another Look Unlimited Day  

Birth of Anna, Duchess of Bedford, Creator of Afternoon Tea

National Day of Prayer for Victims of Hurricane Harvey

National Skyscraper Day

National Welsh Rarebit Day

Penny Press Day

Telephone Tuesday  

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