MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

Today is Monday, September 3, the 247th day of 2012. There are 119 days left in the year.

1752 ― This day never happened nor the next 10 as England adopts Gregorian Calendar. People riot thinking the government stole 11 days of their lives

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

1833 ― NY Sun begins publishing (first daily newspaper)

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

1940 ― First showing of high definition color TV

1943 ― Allies invade Italy

1945 ― Japanese forces in the Philippines surrender to Allies

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

1971 ― Watergate team breaks into Daniel Ellsberg's doctor's office

1978 ― Pope John Paul I officially installed as 264th supreme pontiff