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Today in history: May 3
Major events that happened around the world on this day in history.
1913: Clorox
In 1913, Clorox had its beginnings as five entrepreneurs agreed to set up a liquid bleach factory in Oakland, Calif.
Paul Sakuma1916: Easter Rising
In 1916, Irish nationalists Padraic Pearse, Thomas Clarke and Thomas MacDonagh were executed by a British firing squad; they were among 16 people put to death for their roles in the Easter Rising.
AP1937: "Gone with the Wind"
In 1937, Margaret Mitchell won the Pulitzer Prize for her novel, "Gone with the Wind."
ASSOCIATED PRESS1978: "Sun Day"
In 1978, "Sun Day" took place on a Wednesday as thousands of people extolling the virtues of solar energy held events across the country.
ASSOCIATED PRESS1978: Spam email
In 1978, spam email was born as Gary Thuerk (thurk), a marketing executive for the Digital Equipment Corp. of Maynard, Massachusetts, transmitted an unsolicited sales pitch for a new line of computers to 400 prospective customers on ARPANET, a precursor to the internet; the stunt generated some business, as well as complaints.
1979: Margaret Thatcher
In 1979, Conservative Party leader Margaret Thatcher was chosen to become Britain's first female prime minister as the Tories ousted the incumbent Labour government in parliamentary elections.
ASSOCIATED PRESS1984: Dell Computer Corp.
In 1984, Michael Dell founded Dell Computer Corp. while a student at the University of Texas in Austin.
REBECCA MCENTEE1987: Donna Rice
In 1987, The Miami Herald said its reporters had observed a young woman spending "Friday night and most of Saturday" at a Washington townhouse belonging to Democratic presidential candidate Gary Hart. (The woman was later identified as Donna Rice; the resulting controversy torpedoed Hart's presidential bid.)
Bill Cooke1999: Tornadoes
In 1999, some 70 tornadoes roared across Oklahoma and Kansas, killing 46 people and injuring hundreds.
RON HEFLIN2006: Zacarias Moussaoui
In 2006, a federal jury in Alexandria, Virginia, rejected the death penalty for al-Qaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui (zak-uh-REE'-uhs moo-SOW'-ee), deciding he should spend life in prison for his role in 9/11; as he was led from the courtroom, Moussaoui taunted, "America, you lost."
DANA VERKOUTEREN2007: Madeleine McCann
In 2007, British girl Madeleine McCann vanished during a family vacation in Portugal nine days before her fourth birthday; her disappearance remains unsolved.
ARMANDO FRANCA2009: Mexico Swine Flu
In 2009, Mexican President Felipe Calderon told state television that a nationwide shutdown and an aggressive informational campaign appeared to have helped curtail an outbreak of swine flu in Mexico.
Brennan Linsley2010: BP Oil Spill Claims
Ten years ago: BP declared it would pay all "legitimate and objectively verifiable" claims related to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Eric Gay2010: Times Square Car Bomb
Ten years ago: Faisal Shahzad (FY'-sul shah-ZAHD'), who later admitted to an attempted car bombing in Times Square, was apprehended aboard a flight preparing to depart New York for Dubai.
Anonymous2010: UN Nuclear Treaty
Ten years ago: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (ah-muh-DEE'-neh-zhahd) and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton exchanged heated words at the United Nations, the site of a monthlong debate over nuclear weapons.
Seth Wenig2015: Prophet Cartoon Contest Shooting
Five years ago: Two gunmen were shot and killed by a police officer in Garland, Texas, after they opened fire outside a purposely provocative contest for cartoon depictions of the Prophet Muhammad.
LM Otero2015: Space espresso
Five years ago: Aboard the International Space Station, Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti fired up the first espresso machine in orbit, then posted a photo of herself on Twitter sipping from a cup designed for use in zero-gravity.
HOGP2019: Mueller Report
One year ago: In their first known phone call since the release of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report, President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin discussed what Trump again dismissed as the “Russian Hoax.”
Al Drago2019: Plane Crash Florida River
One year ago: A chartered jet ran off a runway and into a river at a military base in Jacksonville, Florida; none of the 143 people onboard had serious injuries, but a dog and two cats died in the cargo hold.
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