SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2011

Today is Saturday, September 3, the 246th day of 2011. There are 119 days left in the year.

1189 ― England's King Richard I (the Lion-Hearted) crowned in Westminster

1783 ― Treaty of Paris signed (ending the U.S. Revolutionary War)

1833 ― N.Y. Sun begins publishing (first daily newspaper)

1930 ― Hurricane kills 2,000, injures 4,000 (Dominican Republic)

1935 ― First automobile to exceed 300 mph, Sir Malcolm Campbell (301.337 mph)

1939 ― Britain declares war on Germany. France follows six hours later quickly joined by Australia, New Zealand, South Africa & Canada

1940 ― First showing of high definition color TV

1945 ― Japanese forces in the Philippines surrender to Allies

1971 ― John Lennon leaves the U.K. for NYC, never to return

1984 ― 28-year old Chicagoan wins $40 million in Illinois state lottery