A bit of August 3rd history…
1492 - Christopher Columbus sets sail on his 1st voyage with 3 ships from Spain for the “Indies”
1798 - Battle of the Nile: British admiral Horatio Nelson forces the remnants of the French fleet to surrender, concluding a decisive victory for the British
1882 - US Congress passes 1st law restricting immigration
1908 - Fossil remains of a nearly complete 60,000 year old Neanderthal man, “old man of La Chappelle” are found in France (pictured)
1914 - Germany invades Belgium and declares war on France, beginning WWI
1981 - 13,000 Air Traffic Controllers (PATCO) begin their strike; US President Reagan states “if they don not report for work within 48 hours they have forfeited their jobs and will be terminated”
2019 - 2 mass shootings within 24 hours in the US - El Paso, TX 22 dead and 24 injured, and Dayton, OH 9 dead and 27 injured
Today In History: August 03