Today is Friday, September 3, the 246th day of 2010. There are 119 days left in the year.
1189 ―England's King Richard I (the Lion-Hearted) crowned in Westminster
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)
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 and 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
1978 ― Pope John Paul I officially installed as 264th supreme pontiff