2009 - Thousands of people demonstrate in defense of press freedom in Rome, Italy, amid concerns of government interference.
1995 - O.J. Simpson found not guilty of the murders of his ex-wife Nicole and her friend Ronald Goldman.
1974 - Watergate trial, resulting from June 1972 discovery of break-in to DNC headquarters at Watergate Hotel by Nixon's Administration, begins
1964 - First Buffalo Wings are made at the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York
1949 - WERD, 1st African American owned radio station in the United States, opens in Atlanta, Georgia
This Day In Business
2011 - Sprint Nextel pays $20 billion for exclusive rights to Apple's next cell phone.
1955 - Mickey Mouse Club variety show for children airs for the first time on ABC.
1990 - Germany is reunified after 43 years of being divided between East & West Germany.
1951 - Bobby Thompson hits the shot heard around the world: The Giants win the pennant!
October 3rd Holiday
German Unity Day (Germany) - A national holiday that commemorates the anniversary of German reunification in 1990.
Today's Birthday Trivia
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Today's Birthday Horoscope
Learn about people born on this day by reading the October 3 Birthday Horoscope.
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