FRIDAY, Oct. 3, 2025

2333-BC State of Gojoseon (modern-day Korea) is founded by Dangun Wanggeom during the reign of Chinese Emperor Yao

52-B.C. Vercingetorix, leader of the Gauls, surrenders to the Romans under Julius Caesar, ending the siege and Battle of Alesia

1283-Dafydd ap Gruffydd, Prince of Gwynedd, Wales, becomes the first person executed by being hanged, drawn and quartered

1904-France & Spain sign treaty for Morocco Independence

1922-First facsimile photo is sent over city telephone lines in Washington, D.C.

1935-Italy invades Ethiopia, starting the Second Italo-Ethiopian War

1989 Panamanian Defense Force attempted coup of Manuel Noriega fails

1990-Reunification of East Germany and West Germany; West German flag is raised above the Brandenburg Gate at the stroke of midnight